The sennabarri has the most good luck coins I have ever owned.

Usually there is one or two but this one is covered.

I hope it brought the soldier good luck as I am sure it weighed him down when he wore it.....

Very interesting piece. Never seen so many at one time. Like you say, usually one or two but never like this. Cool piece. Dave

Congrats! That's one wildly impressive senninbari. Heavy as it is, your guy probably didn't starve to death.  

Writing says:

野砲兵 Field Artillery 

Last name: Unsure

First name: 太郎 Tarou

 

Great belt Bob!  I don't think that I have seen that many coins sewn to a belt either.  My guess is that he was going for a little bit of the "bullet proof" effect too.  The coins look like a combination of 5-sen and 10-sen coins.

Mike