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Korean 500-Won Coins Mistaken for Japanese Yen

FNN reported on the 20th that cases where 500 Korean won coins are mixed into piles of 500 Japanese yen coins at stores in ...
Yahoo

500,000 WWII ‘phantom coins’ that were thought to have been destroyed found in Japan

In a rare find, the Japanese Mint Bureau has acquired 15 boxes containing 500,000 ceramic coins. Previously thought to have been destroyed, these coins offer a unique opportunity to study wartime ...
News Tribune

‘Phantom’ coins — believed to be destroyed after WWII — found in warehouse in Japan

A company in Kyoto found thousands of rare ceramic coins made during metal shortages of the 1940s and believed to have been destroyed. Photo from the Japan Mint A company in Japan found thousands of ...
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Japan’s Currency Museum traces history of money

TOKYO >> The Bank of Japan’s Currency Museum in Tokyo mainly exhibits currencies that have been circulated in Japan, including fuhonsen coins said to be the first ever used in the country, toraisen ...