KOBAN

'Koban' can refer to two different Japanese words, with different pronunciations:

★ 'kōban' (交番), with a long ''o'': Koban (police box)

★ 'Koban' (小判), with a short ''o'': Koban, a former Japanese oval gold coin
It is also the name of the ancient Koban culture in Ossetia.

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