Asked about this a long time ago and nobody could answer.
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The symbol on the obv is/seems to be gold inlay.
This is a very dumb ass thread. - Laura Sperber - Tuesday January 09, 2007 11:16 AM 
Hell, I don't need to exercise.....I get enough just pushing my luck.
Hell, I don't need to exercise.....I get enough just pushing my luck.
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The reverse shows the Prefectural tree (red pine), flower (peach blossom) and bird (cuckoo).
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<< <i>It's a medal from Okayama Prefecture in Japan (home of Momotaroh and next to the most wonderful of all Prefectures, Hiroshima). >>
I wonder whether anyone else on the forum knows the tale of the Peach Boy.
I was in Okayama and Hiroshima about 10 years ago, and both were very nice, but I'd have to call Fukushima-Ken the most wonderful prefecture, 'cause that's where the Beautiful Bride was born.