Two Far East Tokens For Translation
October 28, 2012 8:27 AM
Readers of far eastern languages: what do these tokens say, and what country did they come from?
I bought a lot of miscellaneous tokens, which included multiples of both of these two. The one on the left has very low relief and is hard to photograph so I adjusted levels a bit to try and improve readability. That one, though, does have a Playboy bunny logo in the middle, which is intriguing because I cannot find any other examples of it on the internet. Each token has the same on both sides (flipping them wouldn't tell anything new). Each is nearly identical to the size of a U.S quarter, and the edges are smooth; I figured they were arcade tokens. Anyone able to read Eastern languages able to tell me where they're from, what they say, etc?
I bought a lot of miscellaneous tokens, which included multiples of both of these two. The one on the left has very low relief and is hard to photograph so I adjusted levels a bit to try and improve readability. That one, though, does have a Playboy bunny logo in the middle, which is intriguing because I cannot find any other examples of it on the internet. Each token has the same on both sides (flipping them wouldn't tell anything new). Each is nearly identical to the size of a U.S quarter, and the edges are smooth; I figured they were arcade tokens. Anyone able to read Eastern languages able to tell me where they're from, what they say, etc?
These are Japanese. The face shown on the left appears to say "MILLION." The face on the right says "ONE MILLION DOLLARS -- LEISURETOWN." All of this is in phonetic English, with the exception of the number on the right face.
I assume you are right that these are arcade tokens.
posted by grobstein at 8:33 AM on October 28, 2012
I assume you are right that these are arcade tokens.
posted by grobstein at 8:33 AM on October 28, 2012
Doh! It does say one million, not 100,000. Head --> keyboard.
posted by sunset in snow country at 8:34 AM on October 28, 2012
posted by sunset in snow country at 8:34 AM on October 28, 2012
(The "万" in "100万" actually means 10,000, not 1,000, which is why both the right and the left sides of the coin say "One Million.")
EDIT: Ha, sorry, I keep jumping on sunset's toes.
posted by grobstein at 8:36 AM on October 28, 2012
EDIT: Ha, sorry, I keep jumping on sunset's toes.
posted by grobstein at 8:36 AM on October 28, 2012
No worries, that's what I get for being so excited about finally being first on a Japanese question that I post before coffee!
posted by sunset in snow country at 8:41 AM on October 28, 2012
posted by sunset in snow country at 8:41 AM on October 28, 2012
Awesome -- thanks! I didn't even realize at first the one on the left is the same on the top and bottom, just rotated.
And, since you guys are such a good help, I'll let you in on the ground floor: I have about a dozen of these all together, so I'll sell them to either of you for half price: $500,000 USD for each token :)
posted by AzraelBrown at 8:42 AM on October 28, 2012
And, since you guys are such a good help, I'll let you in on the ground floor: I have about a dozen of these all together, so I'll sell them to either of you for half price: $500,000 USD for each token :)
posted by AzraelBrown at 8:42 AM on October 28, 2012
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posted by sunset in snow country at 8:33 AM on October 28, 2012