Richard117 Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 My dad, who is 95 and was in the Pacific in WWII, said this coin was a favorite souveneer to bring back home. I tried to identify it from the characters, but it does not seem to fit into the normal Japanese system. It is the size of a half dollar. Any ideas as to what it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 This is a rather rare "token". Struck in gold, this is struck supposedly around 1932 for the Japanese occupied Manchukuo. https://books.google.com/books?id=tXSrLbIEDBMC&pg=PA242&lpg=PA242&dq=gold+%22fu%22+manchukuo&source=bl&ots=t3lzAlWRqI&sig=huAGD9vJTX02eV2h44y1KQj-y6k&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dgazVPetAcXQmwX2jIDYCg&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=gold%20%22fu%22%20manchukuo&f=false Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Wow! What a keepsake for your father! I'm grateful for his service! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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