Japanese coins do not have square holes. The coin you have is probably a chinese coin.
Back then, when wallets didn't exists the Japanese needed a way to carry their money so, because of the hole in the middle of the coin, they were able to hold all their money on a string kind of like a bracelet.
in french:trou in Arabic:ثقب in Spanish:agujero in Italian:buco hope that is enough :D
mostly Japanese houses are quite small because there is not much room in japan to build big.
Both the Japanese yen and the Chinese yuan derive their name from the same Chinese character, which means "round" or "circle." This reflects the historical shape of coins used in East Asia.
The past tense for "you have a hole in your coat" would be "you had a hole in your coat."
Back then, when wallets didn't exists the Japanese needed a way to carry their money so, because of the hole in the middle of the coin, they were able to hold all their money on a string kind of like a bracelet.
It's a WASHER, possibly a torque washer.
A round copper coin with a square hole in the middle was called Wuzhu was circulated nationwide
It gets bigger
No it's the hole that kills collectible value. If the coin is silver it has scrap value
The hole was used to tie a string in order to recover the coin once the coin was used in a vending machine .
The hole kills the collectible value of the coin. It's likely only worth about $25.00 for the silver content of the coin. Take it to a coin dealer for an assessment and value.
Probably a 50 Yen coin from Japan
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Yes
Normally, any alteration to a coin, especially a hole, would render it worthless as a collectible. However, the 1860 British Farthing is a valuable coin, even in "fine" condition. Take your coin, and the hole, along to a reputable coin dealer for inspection and a valuation.
yes because square numbers have to be hole numbers to be square