It's definitely Japanese. On the obverse side (four character side), the kanji at the top means "drunk" as in "intoxicated". The Japanese write...
I find the modern Mongolian coins very interesting. Thank you for posting. If you are interested in ancient coins written in the Mongol script,...
It is a "coin sword" composed of Chinese cash coins from the Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty and believed to have the power to protect a person from evil...
Several different flags were being used at the time the Republic was established. The flag on the left was used during the "Wuhan Uprising" and...
It's actually a Chinese coin issued to mark the founding of the Republic of China. The side with the flags would be considered the obverse side...
The Chinese written along the top is, from right to left, di hua yin yuan ju zao which translates as "made at the Dihua Silver Dollar (yuan)...
Dao Guang (Emperor Xuan Zong) reigned 1821-1850. (Tao Kuang is the same name using the older Wade-Giles romanization system.) I am not really...
Unfortunately, I have not read Thierry's La Chronologie des Wu Zhu. But, even the most respected Chinese numismatists frequently do not agree...
I am not at all familiar with Japanese currency but I can provide some additional information concerning No. 3. The Kanji (Chinese characters)...
Relying on my knowledge of Chinese, I believe the Japanese translation would be as follows. Starting from the left, the first two Kanji (Chinese...
The coin is a Than Thai Thong Bao cast during the years 1889-1906 in Annam (Vietnam). Please see the second to last coin displayed here for...
Unfortunately, this is a "fantasy" piece. The character on your example of Chinese "knife money" resembles an "eye" which means that it is based...
I am not able to identify this coin, either, and I'm not sure I can add much to what hontonai has already said. In Chinese, the inscription on...
The inscription on the obverse is read right to left as zhong hua min guo jiu shi qi nian which translates as "Republic of China 97 year". The...
I think the "Chinese" cash coin is actually from Annam (Vietnam). It looks like a than thai thong bao with a tap van reverse. Please compare...
The first coin is indeed a wu zhu as proposed by Ardatirion. If you look at the second image very closely, you can just make out the wu (shaped...
To provide a little additional information, the Chinese inscription at the top of the obverse side is read right to left as da qing tian ming...
While you are waiting for the Japanese coin experts, I thought I might as well make a fool of myself and make a guess. As you may know, I do not...
Actually, the coin is upside down now. The Chinese character at the top should be at the bottom, and the Chinese character at the bottom should...
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