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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stork, post: 2860147, member: 71642&quot;]This is 1940 Japan.&nbsp; The bird is the &#039;Golden Kite&#039; which is a symbol for militarism/military victory. The metal is aluminum, because by then the acitve debasement of Japanese coinage was in full swing.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/06YQkvVBSUu4CqK6eYbG_5%20sen%20S15%20combo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>By 1944/1945 things had progressed to the point where patterns for clay coins were commissioned.&nbsp; Never fully released for use, though some did circulate apparently, thus still considered patterns.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/S3YiOYAoRCKpsSP22awp_sen%20porcelain%20combo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>In the immediate post-war time frame the martial kite/hawk has now been replaced with a peaceful dove.&nbsp; The issuing authority inscription across the top reads as &quot;Government of Japan&quot; as this was before the new (and current) constitution and government were put into place.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/9BqphCIyQka42pVjzK0k_5%20sen%20S20%20combo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Next up, something WWII related.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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