What is this coin/token?
June 10, 2016 6:31 PM Subscribe
We were letting the kids dig through our mountain of foreign coins today. They came up with this one and we have no idea where it's from or what it is.
Link to photo of the coin: http://flechtnerfamilyschool.com/pics/coin.jpg
It's silver colored and about the same size as a quarter. Obverse and reverse are exactly the same. Anyone know? Thanks! :)
Link to photo of the coin: http://flechtnerfamilyschool.com/pics/coin.jpg
It's silver colored and about the same size as a quarter. Obverse and reverse are exactly the same. Anyone know? Thanks! :)
Best answer: You're holding it upside down - it says MARUHAN in Japanese. Google says that's a pachinko company-- a sort of slot machine. So it's a slot machine token.
posted by alexei at 6:35 PM on June 10, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by alexei at 6:35 PM on June 10, 2016 [2 favorites]
Best answer: Quick googling suggests it may be a pachinko game coin
It is not yen currency.
posted by AlexiaSky at 6:35 PM on June 10, 2016 [1 favorite]
It is not yen currency.
posted by AlexiaSky at 6:35 PM on June 10, 2016 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Ah ha! It's a pachinko token! :D Thanks, AlexiaSky!
posted by moosedogtoo at 6:36 PM on June 10, 2016
posted by moosedogtoo at 6:36 PM on June 10, 2016
Response by poster: That was quick! Thanks so much! :)
posted by moosedogtoo at 6:36 PM on June 10, 2016
posted by moosedogtoo at 6:36 PM on June 10, 2016
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Dont know what it means though.
posted by AlexiaSky at 6:33 PM on June 10, 2016