Potential Japanese commemorative coin? [solved]

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Slipstreamed
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Posted: 20 Apr 2022, 20:24 #
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Hello folks,

This one has stumped me. Unfortunately this is a favor for a "friend of a friend" and as such I do not have the coin to give specific technical details and the image is less than crisp.

Estimated diameter ~35mm

Possible translations: The box - "Eighty years of the birth of Hi Majesty the Emperor"
Reverse: Rim - "Lower 10 years of clothing"??, "Emperor of Japan", "Japanese law"

Suspected to be gold plated.

Any ideas?


bbybugs Catalogue referee
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Posted: 20 Apr 2022, 22:33 #
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one side:
Long live Emperor

the other side:
80th Anniversary of His Majesty's Birth
April 29, Showa 56th years
Slipstreamed
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Posted: 21 Apr 2022, 00:35 #
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Ah, so no denomination and/or year then. I suppose it’s exonumia.
bbybugs Catalogue referee
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Posted: 21 Apr 2022, 01:08 #
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Japanese Calendar Showa 56th year is 1981.
Jadish
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Posted: 22 Apr 2022, 03:28 #
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Yes it was a mass produced commemorative medal. On Yahoo Auctions I see past bids are between $3 and $15 depending on the fanciness in which box it came etc.

https://auctions.yahoo.co.jp/closedsearch/closedsearch/%E5%A4%A9%E7%9A%87%E9%99%9B%E4%B8%8B%E5%BE%A1%E8%AA%95%E7%94%9F%E5%85%AB%E5%8D%81%E5%B9%B4/0/
Long time collector with huge double coin selection. Has huge selection of Japanese historic coins. Trade based on KM catalog values.
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Posted: 22 Apr 2022, 04:19 #
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Ah! Excellent find. Maybe one of these listings has some technical details.

Thanks all! Very much appreciated.
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