The above postcard has no date on it, but from the look of it, and seeing the man with an old-style radio set, I am guessing that it is from the 1920s or 1930s and is of Emperor Hirohito. It might
very well be from Japan's WW2 days when it was expanding its empire on the mainland of Asia. I can't be sure it is Hirohito, as I do not know my mid-20th century Japanese leaders very well. The flag in the upper left is the War Flag of the Imperial 
Japanese Army, and Japan used this flag from 1870 to 1945, and next to it of course is the national flag of Japan. If he is the emperor, then he is unusually dressed down. Most pictures show him covered in imperial regalia. Perhaps he realizes that, no matter how regal you look, no-one will see it on the
radio.
As for the yen? I did find some Japanese coins that I have. The one with the big "1" on it is obviously the Japanese one-yen coin. Currently, the yen is worth about one cent. It is very light and about the size of a penny. The second coin (the dark one) is a ten-yen coin, and it is about the size of a quarter, and feels about as heavy. The last one, with a hole in it, is a 50 yen piece.
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Oh, I think he's dressed up enough to be the Emperor for a day-to-day function; I am reminded of the famous photograph of Hirohito and McArthur -- which also reminds me that Hirohito was only in his forties during WW2. It might be Yoshihito, but he died Christmas Day 1926. Could this card be that old?
Interesting postcard.
What an interesting postcard! there must be a story behind it!
The coins were intriguing, too.
Happy PFF!
Interesting to see Japanese coins. It seems like the gentleman resembles Hirohito to me.
Very interesting. I've been a bit sheltered but the only other money I've seen is Canadian.
The 50 yen piece is really pretty, would make a lovely button or lots strung together to make jewellery.
Great historic card. I like the coins too. They're all little works of art.
Now I want to brush up on my mid 20th century Japanese leaders too. Nice to see the Emperor's new clothes:) This is such an interesting post dmarks!
Great card! Now we are all looking for info on Hirohito and Japanese Emperors. My own guess is that it is Hirohito, but that it's around the mid 40's or later due to his age?
The coins are nice too, especially the 50 Yen with the hole in the middle. I came across a similar coin once before but I can't remember from where?
Great card, wonderful post. Love reading about the history on PFF!
Thanks for sharing.
debby
I had a yen for a history lesson. Thanks.
magnificent postcard!happy PFF
:)
Cool postcard. I have some Iraqi money with pictures of Saddam that I'm keeping, but I have no Japanese money.
The emperor's new clothes? A great card, one to treasure.
Wow....what a great postcard!
This was a great post as well.....so very interesting. Thanks...
Have a beautiful weekend
Brings back memories, I lived in Kobe from ages 10-12... I liked their paper money as well. Always thought the 50 yen coin was fun.
That is a very interesting postcard.
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