✅ SOLVED Possible Asian Coin-Token Identification Needed.

[Subterranean]

Found this in a local sports park common area. It was hit by the lawnmower but I straightened it enough to hopefully get an ID from my TNet friends. It is very close to the size and weight of a US quarter. The damaged areas show that it is the same metal through and through. Same identical design on both sides. It rang up as a 77-78 VDI on the ATPro. Any help greatly appreciated! Thanks, Sub

 

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[DCMatt]

It is Japanese.



Katakana characters indicate the word is not of Japanese origin - so it is likely a phonetic spelling of AURORA.

I saw one other similar on Numista, but they didn't have much luck determining the origin either.

https://en.numista.com/forum/topic73995.html

 

[Subterranean]

It is Japanese.

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Katakana characters indicate the word is not of Japanese origin - so it is likely a phonetic spelling of AURORA.

I saw one other similar on Numista, but they didn't have much luck determining the origin either.

https://en.numista.com/forum/topic73995.html

Thanks yet once again DCMatt! Cheers, Sub

 

[idahotokens]

Looks to me to be a Pachinko machine token: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachinko

John in the Great 208

 

[A2coins]

Good I'd. Cool find

 

[cudamark]

Looks to me to be a Pachinko machine token: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachinko

John in the Great 208

Yup, or Pachislo gaming token.

 

[Discrimination Dave]

Pachinko machines take raw cash. That’s an arcade token.