Unknown Chinese/Japanese silver coin, possibly early 20th Century [solved]

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mahxirb2
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Posted: 1 Mar 2023, 12:30 #
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Hi there

Please can anyone help with this? 24mm diameter, ~5g weight, similar to Silver 20 Fen coins from China. Non-magnetic. I think it is a ‘2’ something (looks similar to ‘sen’ on Japanese coins), but can't find it online.

Many thanks

Offa
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Posted: 1 Mar 2023, 14:35 #
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Looks like a lucky charm token 

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rsirian1
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Posted: 1 Mar 2023, 15:16 #
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Similar to this pattern coin:

 

N#243343 

mahxirb2
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Posted: 1 Mar 2023, 15:33 #
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rsirian1

Similar to this pattern coin:

 

N#243343 

Thanks for the pointer - this looks more likely? N#243344

The diameter of mine is off by around 2.5 - 3mm, and given the rarity of the above, I presume mine is a fake, as opposed to some ultra-rare undocumented pattern…

rsirian1
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Posted: 1 Mar 2023, 15:39 #
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I was thinking the 2 Mace also but without pictures I wasn’t sure and didn’t have time to research it more. I would lean to a copy also. 

Topic moved to "Coin identifications and valuations" (ZacUK, 1 Mar 2023, 18:01)
Status changed to Solved (mahxirb2, 5 Apr 2023, 09:42)
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