What the COIN?

[3eland]

So I was rummaging through my hobby room when I came across these coins. I can only assume they are from one of our family friends when I was younger and happened to be put into a box of mine. So I ask you Bartertowners, does anyone recognize these? It's the same on either side and looks like maybe a casino or slot machine looking coin. Some sort of language or word is spread across the coin.

Thanks in advance!

[jedthehomarid]

Looks like Japanese Katakana for the language.

Found this forum that features a similar coin and the opinion was it was a gambling token as you suspect:

https://thetfp.com/tfp/general-discussi ... z2imTqOURm

[3eland]

Thanks, that helps a lot. I have no clue why they were in my box lol. Maybe I can find out exactly what it is/where it's from with that knowledge!

After doing some searching the closest I could find that matched the writing was

トツプワソ

which translates to

to tsu pu wa so

now to find a translator that supports Katakana to english!

EDIT: So the full translation is Totsupu~waso

Buuut, I cannot find a translation further than that.

[IamJacksUsername]

Hey there,
Sorry for the slight threadromancy, but I have some answers.
The coin actually says toppu wan which would be the Japanese way to write top won.
They are in fact tokens for an arcade or panchinko parlor. I used to use something very similar in the arcade near my house when I lived in Japan. I couldn't tell you what part of Japan or what arcade in particular they came from, though.
Hope that helps.

[3eland]

LOL thanks! I added them to my weird box... A box of weird stuff I've collected over the years. The info on them is very helpful