anyone know?

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  1. lakebreeze

    lakebreeze New Member

    Would like to know country of origin of these oriental looking coins, anyone know? Thanks.
     

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  3. goossen

    goossen Senior Member

    The first one looks like Chinese. The 2nd. is a 10 Yen from Japan.
     
  4. satootoko

    satootoko Retired

    There are just too many possibilities for the first one for me to even try attributing it without a clear photo, and information on its size. It's very likely a late Imperial (1880s-1911) or early Republic (1912-1940), provincial issue.

    Very tough to read the date with low contrast and poor focus, but I think the ¥10 is Showa 20 something. If so, the last character has to be 6-9, which would make it Y#73, bronze, 4.5g with a reeded edge (1951-64). The basic design hasn't changed since Showa 26 (1951), except for a elmination of reeded edges in 1959, and a change in Imperial Regnal names from Showa to Heisei part way through 1989.
     
  5. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    Hey Roy - ya forgot to tell him the country.
     
  6. satootoko

    satootoko Retired

    Did I need to? Goosen was right, of course. :D
     
  7. Aidan Work

    Aidan Work New Member

    The Chinese coin is a 10 Cash of one of the provinces.It is an issue
    of Emperor Kuang Hsu (reigned 1875-1908).If you have got a Krause,it will be listed in there under the Chinese Provinces.

    Aidan.
     
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