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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 871497, member: 17118&quot;]Actually, it&#039;s Chinese.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding the left image, the inscription at the top reads (right to left) <i>zhong hua min guo shi wu nian</i> which translates as &quot;Republic of China year 15&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Year 15&quot; of the Republic would date the coin as 1926.</p><p><br /></p><p>The inscription in the middle of the coin is written vertically (top to bottom) as <i>yi jiao</i> which means &quot;one <i>jiao</i>&quot; (&quot;10 cents&quot;).</p><p><br /></p><p>The bottom inscription is written right to left as <i>mei shi mei dang yi yuan</i> which translates as &quot;each 10 coins is the equivalent of one <i>yuan</i>&quot;.&nbsp; A <i>yuan</i> was the Chinese equivalent to the &quot;dollar&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do not have any reference books on these coins so I can only provide the translation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Other forum members may be able to attest to authenticity and current worth.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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