need help identifing this coin please.

[pj4566]

i found this and a canadian quarter in the yard when i recovered the lost wedding ring. i'm thinking its chinese but i'm not shure. any help appreciated.

 

[TypicalClinger]

Japanese 10 Yen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10_yen_coin

 

[High Plains Digger]

Somebody from Okinawa said that 2 of those will get you a little container of local drink from a machine. Congrats--you are half way there!

 

[pj4566]

thanks for the id on the coin.

 

[pennyfarmer]

I forget where I seen it online but you can date the coin with the characters that are on the side of the temple. I dug a Japanese coin from 1875 once.

 

[TypicalClinger]

Your coin is dated 1953. I don't know if you care but it's fun to figure out. Here are a couple links for future reference.

http://www.allcalendars.net/JapaneseYearConverter.php http://www.angelfire.com/retro/jordwm/JDates.html