Please help with Oriental coin identification #1

dcamp78

dcamp78 Posts: 1,082 ✭✭

June 20, 2006 1:54PM in World & Ancient Coins Forum

I believe that this is a Japanese coin. It's 100 of a denomination minted in 1948...

Obverse:

Reverse:

Thanks,

Big Dave
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Blackhawk Posts: 3,899 ✭✭✭

June 20, 2006 3:47PM

It's a 100 yen from Japan. The 48 refers to the 48th year of the reign of Hirohito, which makes the coin a 1973 model I believe.

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dcamp78 Posts: 1,082 ✭✭

June 20, 2006 3:57PM

Do you know what kind of flower is on the obverse?

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Angielczyk Posts: 49 ✭✭

June 20, 2006 4:55PM

The Flower is Cherry Blossom

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