Anyone here know enough Chinese to tell me what it says on this medallion I have?
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October 3rd, 2012
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Well it definitely reads “One Yen” so there’s a start.
Front = 1 yen
On the back it reads, Japanese Meji (era) eighth year.
A coin of some sort?
It is a large thing, about 4 inches across and ¼ inch thick. It has remnants of a gold wash on it. Seemed like it was commemorative of something.
So now at least I know it is Japanese, not Chinese, although it came from a Chinese gentleman.
Very interesting. The eighth year of the Meiji era was 1876, the year Japan used “Gunboat diplomacy” to force Korea into an unequal treaty and also pre-empt westerners from establishing a dominant relationship with Korea.
Thanks all, for pointing me in the right direction. I still do not understand the imagery on the piece. It looks like a lot of crustaceans and other marine life.
It reads ten thousand Yen. On the back it reads Great Japan Meiji era eight year
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