To open the 2001-2002 section of the TDL Tokyo Disneyland Park Guide, I chose to share one of the first coins ever on-stage at the Tokyo Disneyland park. It's Donald "Penny Arcade". As you can see, the engraving, theme, and detail are very nice. Is it cool or what?

As evidenced by the 1996-1998 section of the TDL "pressed penny" guide, to the best of our knowledge, 1996 brought only three different coins and they were from the only Tokyo Disney park. By 2004, Tokyo DisneySea, a "second gate" was also offering souvenir medals and as you can see while browsing the guides, the numbers of coins have skyrocketed over the years.

In about 1998, we started to notice interest in these coins was growing in the US. In 2002 or so, we noticed an increasing number of visitors to our previous web site from Japan. Today, we owe a lot to fellow collectors here in the US and especially in Japan that have contributed to this guide over the years. Not to mention, pressing coins for us to display for you here.

For discussion and description of the TDL Tokyo Disneyland Park Medals and guide, please see the first page of this Tokyo Disneyland Resort Medals Guide. And please don't be shy about clicking the logos and links at the top of this page. We have more than 500 pages of guides and thousands of images waiting for your surfing pleasure.

Editor's note: We are often reminded that the preferred numismatic term for these Tokyo Disneyland souvenirs is "Medals" or "Medallions". However, many avid collectors are known to use the words pressed pennies, as well as elongated coins, pressed nickels, flattened pennies, crushed pennies, squashed pennies, rolled pennies mashed pennies, smashed pennies, stamped pennies, squished pennies, smushed pennies, stretched pennies, memory pennies keepsake pennies or pressed coins when describing these fun "pressed penny" souvenirs.

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) 2001, Mickey Mouse (on right) facing right, Tokyo Disneyland ® © DISNEY .

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) 2001, Minnie Mouse (on right), standing, facing left, © DISNEY .

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) 2001, DONALD (on left), running toward right, © DISNEY .

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) 2001, castle on left with stars in background, TOKYO DISNEYLAND ® © DISNEY .

(Vertical souvenir medal "pressed penny" image) 2001 PENNY ARCADE, Scrooge face in center, lettering and star above, date and 7 stars below, © DISNEY.

(Vertical souvenir medal "pressed penny" image) Type I PINOCCHIO, Pinocchio, full length, walking toward right, TOKYO DISNEYLAND ® © DISNEY. This is the original coin from 2001. No eyebrows are visible. See also the 2006 variation, TDL0106 Type II.
Detailed comparison here.

(Vertical souvenir medal "pressed penny" image) Type II PINOCCHIO, Pinocchio, full length, walking toward right, TOKYO DISNEYLAND ® © DISNEY. See also TDL0106 Type I Notice Pinocchio’s eyebrows and glove detail on this variation discovered by Advanced Collector, Thelma T. at the time of issue in 2006. (First thought to be a reissue.) Detailed comparison here.

To view the detailed comparison between TDL0106 Type I and TDL0106 Type II. Just click the "Detail" link.

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed penny" image) DUMBO, Dumbo on right flying to left, TOKYO DISNEYLAND ® © DISNEY.

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed penny" image) SNOW WHITE, Snow, half length on left looking right arm outstretched bird on her hand, TOKYO DISNEYLAND ® © DISNEY.

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) DISNEY’S PARTY EXPRESS! 1/19 - 5/31, 2001, Mickey Mouse head in profile on right, looking left wearing party hat, scalloped edge, © DISNEY.

(Vertical souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) DISNEY’S PARTY EXPRESS! 1/19 - 5/31, 2001, Mickey Mouse head in profile on bottom, looking left wearing party hat, all in diamond with striped rectangle in background with stars and confetti, © DISNEY.

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) TOKYO DISNEYLAND ® 2001, Mickey's face in first the zero, Mickey's hand in the second zero, © DISNEY.

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) Mickey Mouse in profile facing right on right, bars on left, © DISNEY
This die first issued in 2001 as TDL0112 (Nickel) was reissued in 2003 as TDL0303(Copper) and late 2005 as TDL0558 (Nickel)..

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) Minnie Mouse in profile facing left on left, bars on right, © DISNEY
See TDL0304 for copper. This die was reissued in 2003.

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) 2001, Mickey Mouse thumbing a ride on right, logo on left, TOKYO DISNEYLAND ® © DISNEY.

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) 2001, Goofy on right, © DISNEY.

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) 2001, Pluto on left, © DISNEY.

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) 2001 STARCADE, TOKYO DISNEYLAND ® © DISNEY

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed penny" image)TOKYO DISNEYLAND ELECTRICAL PARADE DREAM LIGHTS, © DISNEY.

(Vertical souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) TOKYO DISNEYLAND ELECTRICAL PARADE DREAM LIGHTS, © DISNEY.

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed penny" image) DISNEY’S HALLOWEEN 10/1 - 10/31, 2001, Mickey Mouse ear pumpkin behind lettering, © DISNEY.

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) DISNEY’S HALLOWEEN 10/1 - 10/31, 2001, Mickey Mouse ear pumpkin below lettering, © DISNEY.

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) 2001 CHRISTMAS FANTASY, Castle in center, © DISNEY .

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed penny" image) 2001 CHRISTMAS FANTASY, Castle in center, © DISNEY .

(Vertical souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) 2001, castle, TOKYO DISNEYLAND ® © DISNEY.

(Vertical souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) 2002, castle upper left, Classic Mickey, full length, on right, TOKYO DISNEYLAND ® © DISNEY.

(Vertical souvenir medal "pressed penny" image) 2002, castle upper left, Minnie, full length, on right, TOKYO DISNEYLAND ® © DISNEY.

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed penny" image) D POP MAGIC 1/15 - 5/31, 2002, Mickey Mouse head logo behind, © DISNEY.

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) D POP MAGIC 1/15 - 5/31, 2002, Mickey Mouse head logo behind, © DISNEY.

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) MICKEY 2002, Mickey Mouse in space suit on right, © DISNEY .

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) Minnie Mouse 2002, Minnie Mouse in space suit in center, © DISNEY .

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) DONALD 2002, Donald in space suit on right, © DISNEY .

(Vertical souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) TOMORROWLAND 2002 GOOFY, Goofy facing away, © DISNEY .

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) TOMORROWLAND 2002 PLUTO, Pluto, full body on right, © DISNEY.

(Vertical souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) TOMORROWLAND 2002 CHIP ’n DALE, Chip whispering in Dale’s ear in center, © DISNEY.

(Vertical souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) 2002 STARCADE, Mickey Mouse head with stripes behind, TOKYO DISNEYLAND ® © DISNEY.

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed penny" image) WORLD BAZAAR 2002 MICKEY, Mickey Mouse head on left, © DISNEY .

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed penny" image) WORLD BAZAAR 2002 MINNIE, Minnie Mouse head on right, © DISNEY .

(Vertical souvenir medal "pressed penny" image) WORLD BAZAAR 2002 PLUTO, Pluto head on top, © DISNEY .

(Vertical souvenir medal "pressed penny" image) PENNY ARCADE, Scrooge in top hat in center, © DISNEY .

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed penny" image) POOH 2002, Pooh head on left, © DISNEY.

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed penny" image) PIGLET 2002, Piglet head on right, © DISNEY.

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed penny" image) CHRISTOPHER ROBIN 2002, Christopher Robin head on right, © DISNEY.

(Vertical souvenir medal "pressed penny" image) 19th ANNIVERSARY 2002, Mickey Mouse head facing left, 2 flowers, TOKYO DISNEYLAND ® © DISNEY.

(Vertical souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) 19th ANNIVERSARY 2002, Minnie Mouse head facing right, 2 flowers, TOKYO DISNEYLAND ® © DISNEY.

(Vertical souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) TOMORROWLAND 2002 MICKEY, Mickey Mouse full length running, © DISNEY.

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) TOMORROWLAND 2002 MINNIE, Minnie, full length on left, © DISNEY.

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) TOMORROWLAND 2002 DONALD, Donald, full length on left, © DISNEY.

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed penny" image) WORLD BAZAAR 2002 DONALD, Donald head on left, © DISNEY .

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed penny" image) WORLD BAZAAR 2002 DAISY, Daisy head on right, © DISNEY .

(Vertical souvenir medal "pressed penny" image) WORLD BAZAAR 2002 GOOFY, Goofy head on top, © DISNEY .

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) GOOFY 2002, Space Goofy, waist up, hands out, on right, © DISNEY.

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) CHIP ’N DALE 2002, Space C & D, facing right, © DISNEY.

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) PLUTO 2002, Space Pluto on right, © DISNEY.

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed penny" image) TIGGER 2002, Tigger head and paw on left, © DISNEY .

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed penny" image) EEYORE 2002, Eeyore on right, © DISNEY.

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed penny" image) KANGA AND ROO 2002, Kanga facing Roo on left, © DISNEY .

(Vertical souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) DISNEY’S HALLOWEEN 2002, Sorcerer Mickey, stars above, © DISNEY.

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed penny" image) DISNEY’S HALLOWEEN 2002, Sorcerer Mickey, stars above, © DISNEY.

(Horizontal souvenir medal "pressed NICKEL" image) CHRISTMAS FANTASY 2002, Skater Mickey, © DISNEY.

(Vertical souvenir medal "pressed penny" image) CHRISTMAS FANTASY 2002, Mickey Mouse with cap and scarf, © DISNEY.