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M402
1940 Nagoya Gunbai 5 Set
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Description: This is the first set known to be produced by the Nagoya Gangu Company. These menko came in sheets and are very vivid in color. The set has the year of production at the bottom on the back of the menko, 15th year of Showa which makes it easy to categorize and document this set. It is unknown how many menko are in the set and I have yet to come across any Yokozuna in the set. These aren't extremely rare menko to find as they do surface every once in a while.
Company: Nagoya Availability: Rare
Card Size: 1.75" x 2.5" Card Material: Thick, paper stock
# of Cards in set: 9+ Packaging: Sheets
Front Design: This set features drawings of the rikishi standing in their kesho-mawashi. Shikona is printed in black and in the upper right corner. Rikishi's statistics are in the upper left and include place of birth, height, weight, heya and favorite kimarite. Colors are nice and vivid!
Back Design: The back has a large white gunbai with a war themed word at the top of it. In the middle of the gunbai is the Nagoya Gangu mark and below that is a 5 digit Fighting Number inside a box. At the very bottom of the gunbai is a Gu-Choki-Pa mark as well as the date of printing, 15th year of Showa. Backs are printed in a blue ink.