Can you tell me anything about these coins? Coworker found them in an old building.

"XJDano" (xjdano) 01/27/2020 at 20:28 • Filed to: Coinlopnik, coins

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 He gave them to me to let my kids play with for play money. I have yet to stick them in a vending machine... 

pip bip - choose Corrour > XJDano 01/27/2020 at 20:35

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Bottom 4 Japanese?

10 yen?

Top left might be Singapore

Top right might be China?

random001 > XJDano 01/27/2020 at 20:38

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These coins....they are round.  And metal.

XJDano > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/27/2020 at 20:38

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yes, no, Maybe

XJDano > random001 01/27/2020 at 20:40

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Was expecting to be told it’s a washer. 

7:07 > XJDano 01/27/2020 at 20:43

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one of them is a washer

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > XJDano 01/27/2020 at 20:44

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These are all Japanese. I’m Chinese but these are all Kanji (in other words, they’re Chinese words).

They all say Country of Japan. The Arabic numerals are the amount in Yen.

The various dates shown are:

Showa 45, 48, 58, 63 (the Showa Emperor, Hirohito, who began rule in 1926 per Wikipedia, which places these coins in the 1960s to 80s)

Heisei 10, 13: the Heisei Emperor, Akihito, began rule in 1989, so these are from the 90s to early 2000s.

Jim Spanfeller > XJDano 01/27/2020 at 20:44

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I think I’ve heard that those coins with the holes in them were made that way so you could string them together like beads for transport.

jimz > XJDano 01/27/2020 at 20:47

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Japanese.  I’ve got a bagful of them. 

fintail > XJDano 01/27/2020 at 20:50

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All Japanese, number is the denomination in Yen.  The “49" year apparently translates to 1974, these are all of that general era.

AestheticsInMotion > XJDano 01/27/2020 at 21:33

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Take that 100 yen piece to a bakery in Tokyo and buy yourself something nice

Jayvincent > random001 01/27/2020 at 21:57

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my thoughts... exactly

facw > random001 01/27/2020 at 22:21

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Well you’ve got to the point. The Japanese Yen (which I think these are), the Chinese yuan (not the official name, but widely used), and the Korean Won (N orth and S outh) are all cognates derived from the Chinese word for “ round”.

NY2JP > XJDano 01/28/2020 at 10:44

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Really ?

They’re all just Japanese Yen. 100, 50, 10, 10, 10, 10. All still used in Japan, all worth only face value.

NY2JP > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/28/2020 at 10:44

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Al l Japanese 

RPM esq. > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/28/2020 at 15:04

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They’re all Japanese: 5, 10, and 100 yen.

RPM esq. > XJDano 01/28/2020 at 15:06

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What you have here is 145 yen, or about $1.25, almost but not quite enough to get you one stop on the Tokyo subway.

RPM esq. > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 01/28/2020 at 15:06

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Yup , they’re 5, 10, and 100 yen coins.

ClassicDatsunDebate > XJDano 01/28/2020 at 15:07

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If you would like to convert them to Crowns, I suggest the Vivaldi bank in Novigrad.  A better rate you will not find anywhere in the city!

pip bip - choose Corrour > RPM esq. 01/28/2020 at 20:55

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Thank you for that info 

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > facw 01/29/2020 at 12:03

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Yep, they’re all the same word (), but for casual use China and Japan evolved their own unique “simplified” versions.

Traditional Chinese (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau):  / 

Simplified Chinese (mainland PRC, SG, Malaysia):  / 

Japanese:  / 

Korean just uses phonetic Hangul for daily use, but I think they also formally use the original Chinese word.

jminer > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 01/29/2020 at 19:36

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This is very good Oppo - thanks for the information!

XJDano > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 01/29/2020 at 20:41

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Thanks dude. So from what I gather, they aren’t worth much and can let the kids play with them.

I think I’ll get some vinegar into a jar and have them clean them up, FOR SCIENCE!!   

T.mims > 7:07 01/29/2020 at 21:57

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Non of those are washers... But out of curiosity.. which one did you think was a washer? LOL

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > XJDano 01/29/2020 at 22:17

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Anytime!

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > jminer 01/29/2020 at 22:19

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Sure, gotta contribute some of the yellow in me . Beats spreading coronaviruses... #toosoon