On display were coins and currencies from around 200 countries, including polymer notes from 60 nations, the world’s biggest and smallest denomination currency notes, coins made of different ...
Published Nov. 5 | Read More | ‘Phantom’ coins — believed to be destroyed after WWII — found in warehouse in Japan In Kyoto, Japan, a company discovered thousands of “phantom” ceramic ...
Photos show the find. Photo from Sergio Veri and Riva San Vitale via the Kanton Graubünden A company in Kyoto found thousands of rare ceramic coins made during metal shortages of the 1940s and ...
A total of 15 million ceramic coins, valued at 1 sen, 5 sen and 10 sen, were produced during World War II. However, they were disposed of following the war and gained the nickname “phantom coins.” ...