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This Kokuji charm was created in the year 1937 (Showa 12) presumably by the director of the Japanese mint to serve as a protective amulet, however the authorship of this Japanese charm has been disputed.

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English: This Kokuji charm was created in the year 1937 (Showa 12) presumably by the director of the Japanese mint to serve as a protective amulet, however the authorship of this Japanese charm has been disputed. According to the article from which the scan is extracted is said that the shape of this Japanese coin charm resembles the base of the canon emplacements that were used in the past to protect the Japanese shores from pirate ships. Also during World War II (two), the Japanese would write the same Kokuji characters as found on this coin amulet on a piece of paper and then attach it to the roofs of their houses in the belief that the amulet would then protect them from incendiary bombs dropped by bomber aeroplanes from the United States of America.

The author of the article wrote in a statement in "Collections" that he received this charm during the time that he was preparing to leave his village as a soldier in the to go to war against the Chinese fighting in the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), a village elder gave him this Japanese coin charm for protection.

The author stated that he wore this Kokuji charm at his waist because in the traditional Japanese beliefs it is considered that the lower abdomen, as opposed to the area of the heart (as is common in many other cultures), as the centre of life. He claimed that during various moments of life and death during the war, he would proceed to reach down, touch it, and then proceed to pray that it (this amulet) would help him to survive the situation.

After World War II, the usage of this coin amulet continued, as today, the Japanese can go to shops around their country located at various shrines and buy this numismatic charm to carry as a means of protection when they travel, serving a role which is similar to that of the St. Christopher medal carried by travelers in the Occident (The Western World).
Date (Shōwa 12).
Source August 1992 issue of the Japanese magazine “Collections” (收集).
Author Unknown original authorship.

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