1956 Sanenchu Mini 11-13 Set

    Description:  Not much is known about this set, but it as another of the Sanenchu series.  This set is smaller than usual measuring 1.75" x 2.5".  Only 4 menko have been discovered, but the most popular rikishi of the time are depicted in this set.  These are great menko as they are think and have a nice gloss coating on the front. 

    Company: Unknown                                       Availability: Rare

    Card Size: 1.75" X 2.50"                                Card Material: Thick, Paper Stock

    # of Cards: 4+                                              Packaging: Box

   Key Cards:  Any Yokozuna

   Winner Stamp Description: Unknown

   Front Design:  A color photo of the rikishi appears on the front with various sumo designs for backgrounds.  The boarders are pink and the rikishi's shikona appears in yellow and is printed vertically.

   Back Design:  A simple three column design on the back printed in brown ink.  The rikishi's height and weight appear on both sides and the shikona appears in big, bold kanji in the middle of the menko.  At the top is the rikishi's rank and in the very middle at the top is a Gu-Choli-Pa mark.  A 11 or 13 digit fighting number appears at the bottom.

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Banzuke Checklist					Numerical Checklist
Rank	Shikona	Fighting  #			Rank	Shikona	Fighting #
Yokozuna	Chiyonoyama	1735214316510			Yokozuna	Yoshibayama	7516870519310
Yokozuna	Yoshibayama(Kesho-Mawashi)	37531467210			Yokozuna	Chiyonoyama	1735214316510
Yokozuna	Yoshibayama	7516870519310			Ozeki	Wakanohana	87416315215
Ozeki	Wakanohana	87416315215			Yokozuna	Yoshibayama(Kesho-Mawashi)	37531467210