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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;acanthite, post: 915656, member: 6647&quot;]The year is Meiji year 27, or 1894 AD. The symbols punched in are Chinese chopmarks, placed on the coin to validate its silver content for circulation in China. The Japanese also put chopmarks on their own 1 yen coins of this period for use in their colonies, but those marks are different.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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