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<p>[QUOTE="The Eidolon, post: 5168509, member: 102103"]Is there anything on it which says it was issued by the Japan Mint? I couldn't find anything. I would guess it is a bullion issue boxed set by a private issuer in commemoration of the 1970 Osaka expo. Shape looks inspired by the old Japanese koban (小判) coins. It says so on the coins:</p><p><br /></p><p>開運 = kaiun = good luck</p><p>小判 = koban = the old ingot style coinage</p><p><br /></p><p>the other side has some good-luck phrases:</p><p>千両 = senryou = 1000 ryo, but more generally, immense fortune</p><p>太閤 = taikou = some kind of high position like a grand chancellor</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, lots of good luck-type stuff, I think it's a third party ingot.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="The Eidolon, post: 5168509, member: 102103"]Is there anything on it which says it was issued by the Japan Mint? I couldn't find anything. I would guess it is a bullion issue boxed set by a private issuer in commemoration of the 1970 Osaka expo. Shape looks inspired by the old Japanese koban (小判) coins. It says so on the coins: 開運 = kaiun = good luck 小判 = koban = the old ingot style coinage the other side has some good-luck phrases: 千両 = senryou = 1000 ryo, but more generally, immense fortune 太閤 = taikou = some kind of high position like a grand chancellor Anyway, lots of good luck-type stuff, I think it's a third party ingot.[/QUOTE]
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