Anyone good with Asian coins?

[MiddenMonster]

I know it's not worth much, but I'm curious as to where it came from. The coin is almost certainly made of aluminium. Posting this also gives me an excuse to try out the new macro lens I bought today. It's a Zuiko 35mm macro lovingly attached to an Olympus E-500. Minimum focus distance is rated at .14 meters, but I think I got it a bit closer than that. I was happy as a clam that I could fill the frame with the coin, which is just a whisker smaller than a nickel.

 

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[Patrol]

Its a fairly recent Japanese 1 yen coin. 112 yen to a dollar or there abouts

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[DCMatt]

It's a Japanese 1 yen coin. Date is "Showa 45" or year 45 of the Showa period. For round-eye that is 1970.

DCMatt

 

[MiddenMonster]

Thanks for the replies. Which characters on the coin represent "Showa 45"?

 

[DCMatt]

On the side of the coin with the "1":

昭和 = Shouwa

四十五 = 45 (4-10's-5)

年 = nen (means year in English)

One the side with the branch it says:

日本国 NIpponkoku or "the country of Japan" at the top and "1 yen" at the bottom.

DCMatt

 

[wirelessworldinc]

Don't know anthing about the coin, but the camera takes great pictures.

 

[MiddenMonster]

DCMatt:

Thanks for the translation. I always like to understand what I'm looking at. Toi hieu mot it tieng Viet (I understand a little Vietnamese), but have never been able to figure out the glyphs for Chinese, Japanese or Korean. Now at least I will be able to identify "Country of Japan".

Wirelessworldinc:

I love this camera. I've had it for less than a month and don't regret dropping the cash on it. The E-500 is an 8 megapixel camera and comes in a kit with two lenses. One is a 14-45mm zoom and the other is a 40-150mm zoom. Now I have a macro that has already proven itself. It can be formatted to save images in .JPG, TIF and RAW format. I've got it set to high quality .JPG, which results in an image size of 3264 X 2448 pixels. TIF and RAW images are higher in quality. The plan is to use the camera for insurance and invesitgative photography, taking pictures of people's valuables so they can collect the insurance if the items are stolen, lost or damaged.

 

[DCMatt]

(I understand a little Vietnamese)

I used to date a little Vietnamese. But, I must admit, I never really did understand her...

DCMatt

 

[MiddenMonster]

I used to date a little Vietnamese. But, I must admit, I never really did understand her...

Those tonal languages are tough to pick up. I was able to learn Spanish by listening to my Peruvian roomates. I was even able to learn some Hebrew by listening (still can't recognize the written characters) when I worked at a synagogue. But to pick up the Vietnamese I had to resort to ye olde Pimsleur language CDs. That series is good because it is listen and repeat. They base their language CDs on the idea that you learned to speak and understand your first language before you could read and write it. They're great when you are driving long distances, or even to and from work. Thanks again for the coin info and the Japanese language lesson...