Unknown Asian Coins

joe4077 · May 27, 2020

Has anyone come across this style of large Asian coins? I found 2 of them at the beach this morning. They are 37mm(1.5") with reeded edge and weigh 18.2g(0.58 oz.). I saw similar pictures under Taiwan listing but there was no info about the coins. They have a silver ring to them when you drop them on the table. They were probably someone's good luck pieces. Any help would surely be appreciated. Thanks.

bigbeardboy · May 27, 2020

They are not coins but more of tokens/medals. They usually commemorate an emperor or dynasty. Probably fairly modern and not silver. Still something I'd rather find at the beach than a Zinc penny.

joe4077 · May 27, 2020

bigbeardboy said:
They are not coins but more of tokens/medals. They usually commemorate an emperor or dynasty. Probably fairly modern and not silver. Still something I'd rather find at the beach than a Zinc penny.

I suspected as much. I figured they could be tokens.

medicchief · May 27, 2020

Interesting, they both have the same back design. Maybe someone can read the writing..
Possibly an Asian casino token or part of a series of collectable coins...???

bigbeardboy · May 27, 2020

I can't read the writing but they seem to be from a series of souvenir tokens.
Like these:
https://en.numista.com/forum/topic46125.html

okinaw55 · Jun 2, 2020

I can't read the more complicated kanji but I do know that at the top it says 18.

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