Chinese token?

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dfallon
Joined: 30 Jan 2013
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Posted: 6 Jun 2023, 08:26 #
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w 4.8 g, d 21.2 mm, brass

All I could find online was “Chinese entertainment token.”

Kenny, you out there?

Don Fallon
Hutouhou
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Posted: 6 Jun 2023, 12:24 #
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Hi, this is a Japanese token, for entertainment purpose.

“娱乐用” means “for entertainment”

Mr. Midnight Catalogue referee
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Posted: 6 Jun 2023, 13:22 #
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on the other side 

金品ト 交換出来  マセン

says something like , “exchangeable for money and merchandise”

Jamais l'or n'a perdu la plus petite occasion de se montrer stupide. -Balzac
Topic moved to "Exonumia identifications and valuations" (ZacUK, 6 Jun 2023, 22:07)
dfallon
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Posted: 7 Jun 2023, 07:02 #
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Thanks for the info. Any guess as to the context/era? Arcade? Brothel? Military? 1970s?

 

It kind of reminds me of US officer mess tokens from the Vietnam war era.

Don Fallon
Mr. Midnight Catalogue referee
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Posted: 8 Jun 2023, 01:49 #
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That is a good insight. It does have a rather official issue look, rather than an arcade hall or amusement park private issue. I detect a grad research project topic.

Jamais l'or n'a perdu la plus petite occasion de se montrer stupide. -Balzac
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