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| Additional Tokyo Disneyland Resort Guides: TDL Tokyo Disneyland Park Medals ~ TDR Tokyo Disneyland Resort Hotels Medals Guide ~ TDS Tokyo DisneySea Medals Guide ~ TDRB Tokyo Disneyland Souvenir Pressed Penny Book Medals Guide ~ TDRP Tokyo Disneyland Resort Prototypes ~ Variations Tokyo Resort Medals ~ DisneySEA Coins of the Month ~ DisneyLAND Coins of the Month ~ 25th Anniversary Pressed Penny Collection | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLThe TDR Tokyo Disneyland Resort
Hotels and Transportation
Souvenir Medal or Pressed Penny Guide
The Tokyo Disneyland Resort Guide includes only coins that were issued on Tokyo Disneyland Resort Property and not inside the gates of any park, such as Tokyo Disneyland or Tokyo DisneySea in Japan. Most coins are from the resort hotels, although, more and more are coming from resort transportation centers. As described in the Tokyo Disneyland Resorts collection outline, and the graphical pressed penny collections page, and the overview thumbnail images, this collection is a challenge, but, a fun one.
The Ambassador Hotel was the first location of a hotel or "resort" penny press, and at first machines were not added often nor were the medals changed often. As you can see by viewing the pages of this guide, both the number of machines and the frequency of new medal introductions have grown rapidly. At times, it is very difficult for us to keep up with the new issues. Note: Advanced collectors will remember that Ambassador Hotel was also the subject of the first, and so far only known, Tokyo Disneyland Prototype coins.
Although these Tokyo Disneyland Resort medal souvenirs are often referred to as "pressed pennies", "pressed nickels" and even "elongated coins" by some collectors, no coins were injured in their production. Tokyo Disneyland Resort Souvenir Medals are made by pressing vended planchets, flans, disks, blanks or slugs. The blank medal planchets, which are held inside the penny press, and then pressed to order for the collector.
The metal disks used to make these elongated souvenirs are about the size of a US nickel or Euro five-cent piece. To date, only two kinds of blanks have been used in the park. (Although non-native planchet examples are known and often prized by advanced collectors, they are not currently listed in these guides.) One standard type planchet or blank is made of solid, bare copper and the other standard type is also solid copper with a chrome or nickle plating. In Japan, some collectors call them by the names of "penny" and "nickel" because of their color, maybe also because of the nostalgia of pressed coins. But, not because coins were actually pressed.
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TDR001
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DISNEY AMBASSADOR HOTEL®, ©DISNEY
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TDR002
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DISNEY AMBASSADOR HOTEL®, outlined Mickey Mouse ears over the
hotel
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TDR003
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DISNEY AMBASSADOR HOTEL®, Bellhop Mickey Mouse on right, convertible on left, ©Disney.
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TDR004
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DISNEY AMBASSADOR HOTEL®, Bellhop Mickey Mouse saluting with
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TDR005
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DISNEY AMBASSADOR HOTEL®, Bellhop Mickey, full length, standing holding
arms outstretched, looking to left, ©DISNEY
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TDR006
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DISNEY AMBASSADOR HOTEL®, Bellhop Mickey Mouse head facing right, ©DISNEY
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TDR007
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M, Pinocchio walking, ©DISNEY
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TDR008
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M, Minnie Mouse in wedding dress, Mickey Mouse in tux holding flowers, ©Disney
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TDR009
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M, Mickey Mouse standing in Italian costume, arms out, ©DISNEY
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TDR010
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DISNEY’S AMBASSADOR HOTEL; Mickey Mouse facing right with hand out, 3 stars in
background, ©DISNEY
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TDR010c
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DISNEY’S AMBASSADOR HOTEL; Mickey Mouse facing right with hand out, 3 stars in
background, ©DISNEY. This is a later, copper variation of the original TDR010 nickel coin.
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TDR011
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DISNEY’S AMBASSADOR HOTEL; Mickey Mouse on left, extending hand to Minnie Mouse on
right, ©DISNEY
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TDR011c
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DISNEY’S AMBASSADOR HOTEL; Mickey Mouse on left, extending hand to Minnie Mouse on
right, ©DISNEY. This is a later, copper variation of the original TDR011 nickel coin.
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TDR012
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DISNEY’S AMBASSADOR HOTEL; Minnie Mouse facing left with hand out, 3 stars in
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TDR012c
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DISNEY’S AMBASSADOR HOTEL; Minnie Mouse facing left with hand out, 3 stars in
background, ©DISNEY. This is a later, copper variation of the original TDR012 nickel coin.
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TDR013
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DISNEY’S AMBASSADOR HOTEL; Mickey Mouse face close-up, ©DISNEY
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TDR013c
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DISNEY’S AMBASSADOR HOTEL; Mickey Mouse face close-up, ©DISNEY
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TDR014
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DISNEY’S AMBASSADOR HOTEL; Mickey Mouse standing facing right with hand out, 3
stars in background, ©DISNEY
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TDR014c
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DISNEY’S AMBASSADOR HOTEL; Mickey Mouse standing facing right with hand out, 3
stars in background, ©DISNEY
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TDR015
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DISNEY’S AMBASSADOR HOTEL; Minnie Mouse standing facing left with handout, 3
stars in background, ©DISNEY
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TDR015c
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DISNEY’S AMBASSADOR HOTEL; Minnie Mouse standing facing left with handout, 3
stars in background, ©DISNEY
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TDR016
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M, Pinocchio, 3/4 length, ©DISNEY
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TDR017
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M, Mickey, standing in Italian costume, arms in, ©DISNEY
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TDR018
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M, Minnie, standing in Italian costume, hands together, ©DISNEY
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TDR019
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M, Donald, standing in Italian costume, ©DISNEY
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TDR020
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M, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse heads in Italian hats, ©DISNEY
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TDR021
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M, Pluto; head and shoulders, with Italian ruffle on neck,
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TDR022
(Vertical image) GALA 5TH ANNIVERSARY, ©DISNEY, line art image of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in formal clothing, arm in arm walking. DISNEY AMBASSADOR HOTEL, wire border.
Note: This coin is known to exist on a nickel planchet.
Note: This coin is known to exist on a nickel planchet.
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TDR023
(Vertical image) DISNEY AMBASSADOR HOTEL, GALA 5TH ANNIVERSARY, line art image of Top Hat Mickey, ©DISNEY, wire border.
Note: This coin is known to exist on a nickel planchet.
Note: This coin is known to exist on a nickel planchet.
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TDR024
(Vertical image) Line art image of Top Hat Mickey, GALA 5TH ANNIVERSARY, DISNEY AMBASSADOR HOTEL, ©DISNEY, Minnie Mouse in bonnet, ©DISNEY, wire border.
Note: This coin is known to exist on a nickel planchet.
Note: This coin is known to exist on a nickel planchet.
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TDR025
(Horizontal image) ©DISNEY M, Mickey Mouse arms raised with open hands, Scroll and shell embellishments make a decorative border.
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TDR026
(Vertical image) ©DISNEY Mickey Mouse top, M center, Minnie Mouse bottom, Scroll and shell embellishments make a decorative border.
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TDR027
(Horizontal image) ©DISNEY M, Minnie Mouse arms raised with open hands, Scroll and shell embellishments make a decorative border.
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TDR028 T1
(Vertical image) Palm Tree, PALM & FOUNTAIN TERRACE HOTEL® Fountain, NO ©DISNEY, double wire border. (Inner wire is solid to the top of the coin.) This coin is from the Palm Hotel. See also TDR028 Type II from the Fountain Hotel. See also the detail comparison of the TDR028 Type I and Type II.
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TDR028_T2
(Vertical image) Palm Tree, PALM & FOUNTAIN TERRACE HOTEL® Fountain, NO ©DISNEY, double wire border. (Inner wire disappears toward the top of the coin.) This coin is from the Fountain Hotel. See also TDR028 T1 (Type 1) from the Palm Hotel. See also the detail comparison of the TDR028 Type I and Type II.
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To view detailed comparison between TDR028 T2 (TYPE I) and TDR028 T2 (TYPE II) in a new large window. Just click the "Detail" link.
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TDR029
(Horizontal image) ©DISNEY M, Minnie Mouse and Mickey Mouse, Scroll and shell embellishments make a decorative border.
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TDR030
(Horizontal image) ©DISNEY M, Donald Duck, Scroll and shell embellishments make a decorative border.
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TDR031
(Horizontal image) ©DISNEY M, Pinocchio and Geppetto, Scroll and shell embellishments make a decorative border.
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TDR032
(Horizontal image) CHEF MICKEY, Mickey, DISNEY AMBASSADOR HOTEL ©DISNEY wire border.
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TDR033
(Horizontal image) CHEF MICKEY, Donald, DISNEY AMBASSADOR HOTEL ©DISNEY wire border.
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TDR034
(Horizontal image) CHEF MICKEY, Pluto, DISNEY AMBASSADOR HOTEL ©DISNEY wire border.
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TDR035
(Horizontal image) 5 YEARS Mickey Logo, Donald, "M" Logo of the MiraCosta Hotel, ©DISNEY Scroll and shell embellishments make a decorative wire border.
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TDR036
(Horizontal image) 5 YEARS Mickey Logo, Daisy, "M" Logo of the MiraCosta Hotel, ©DISNEY Scroll and shell embellishments make a decorative wire border.
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TDR037
(Horizontal image) 5 YEARS Mickey Logo, Goofy, "M" Logo of the MiraCosta Hotel, ©DISNEY Scroll and shell embellishments make a decorative wire border.
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TDR038
(Horizontal image) 5 YEARS Mickey Logo, Mickey, "M" Logo of the MiraCosta Hotel, ©DISNEY Scroll and shell embellishments make a decorative wire border.
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TDR039
(Horizontal image) 5 YEARS Mickey Logo, Minnie, "M" Logo of the MiraCosta Hotel, ©DISNEY Scroll and shell embellishments make a decorative wire border.
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TDR040
(Horizontal image) 5 YEARS Mickey Logo, Mickey, "M" Logo of the MiraCosta Hotel, Minnie, ©DISNEY Scroll and shell embellishments make a decorative wire border.