Coin on flight jacket

[bazelot]

Do any of you guys know what nationality and year this coin is? What does it say?

Thanks,
Tom

 

[Roughwear]

They would appear to be a Chinese good luck charm. I have a 1964 Star Sportswear G-1 with similar coins attached to the zipper.

 

[deeb7]

It's a Japanese 5 yen coin.

 

[Roughwear]

My mistake! Yes Google also says its a 5 Yen coin, which is the luckiest coin of them all. So I can see why they were used on G-1 jackets.

 

[bazelot]

Thanks guys. Is there a date anywhere? My Japanese is a bit rusty

 

[deeb7]

Thanks guys. Is there a date anywhere? My Japanese is a bit rusty

It is dated, but yeah ... mine's a little rusty too. :?

 

[bazelot]

We need more Japanese members on this forum

 

[a2jacketpatches]

My wife just scribbled a bunch of Chinese on paper, said " It not even hundred year ago " then called me stupid and walked away. All based on the year 1999. HUH? I said wait, less than a hundred? She said " of course " then called me stupid again.

 

[Persimmon]

My wife just scribbled a bunch of Chinese on paper, said " It not even hundred year ago " then called me stupid and walked away. All based on the year 1999. HUH? I said wait, less than a hundred? She said " of course " then called me stupid again.

She and you both can call me stupid but I don't understand what you (she) means
Help !!

 

[unclegrumpy]

My wife just scribbled a bunch of Chinese on paper, said " It not even hundred year ago " then called me stupid and walked away. All based on the year 1999. HUH? I said wait, less than a hundred? She said " of course " then called me stupid again.

She and you both can call me stupid but I don't understand what you (she) means
Help !!

Are you requesting he volunteer for a suicide mission? :shock:

 

[joeson]

1949

 

[bazelot]

1949

Nice, thanks!!

 

[a2jacketpatches]

My wife just scribbled a bunch of Chinese on paper, said " It not even hundred year ago " then called me stupid and walked away. All based on the year 1999. HUH? I said wait, less than a hundred? She said " of course " then called me stupid again.

She and you both can call me stupid but I don't understand what you (she) means
Help !!

My point exactly. I guess she was able to eliminate down to the last half century or so because of certain character not present.

 

[joeson]

My wife just scribbled a bunch of Chinese on paper, said " It not even hundred year ago " then called me stupid and walked away. All based on the year 1999. HUH? I said wait, less than a hundred? She said " of course " then called me stupid again.

She and you both can call me stupid but I don't understand what you (she) means
Help !!

My point exactly. I guess she was able to eliminate down to the last half century or so because of certain character not present.

According to my wife,the dating system requires a certain amount of subtraction.Far from straight forward.

 

[bazelot]

Whoaa, I had no idea their dating system was so complex.

 

[a2jacketpatches]

Yes, my wife is Thai and studied Chinese for 6 years. She can't pinpoint but knows roughly. She writes a good chit in Chinese, and the last characters (all the way to the left) stand for 34th year of the republic, aka 1945

 

[asiamiles]

http://page18.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w59017409

 

[colekwok]

昭和 period is between 1926-12-25－1989-1-7.

So, if you work out the date, Shōwa period 1926 + 24, is roughly between 1950-51.

 

[asiamiles]

昭和 period is between 1926-12-25－1989-1-7.

So, if you work out the date, Shōwa period 1926 + 24, is roughly between 1950-51.

Don't really understand that at all. The coin is dated 24. You just add 25 to that which dates it as 1949, or you can probably find date table online.

 

[JOHNO]

I ran across a 72 E series Star Sportswear G1 yesterday with two 5 yen Japanese coins on the zipper pull, I'll post a pic later.