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| Number | 55 | ||
| Series | Ancient Secrets Series | ||
| Value |  × 100
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| Weight | 5 | ||
| Maximum carriers | 10 Pikmin | ||
| Location | Bulblax Kingdom | ||
| Challenge Mode levels | Explorer's Cave, Novice Training, Creator's Garden, Twilight Garden, Dweevil Nest, Three Color Training, Hazard Training, Rumbling Grotto, Abduction Den, Bully Den | ||
The Unknown Merit is a treasure found in Pikmin 2. It is actually a wadōkaichin coin (和同開珎), which is an old piece of Japanese currency. It is found in sublevel 4 of the Bulblax Kingdom inside the body of a Wollywog that falls from the sky. There are electrical wires nearby that may hinder progress.
Notes
Olimar's journal
“Detailed analysis has revealed that this artifact is extremely ancient. It's obviously an important archeological discovery, but the salesman in me is more interested in its monetary value! Maybe I'll get the best of both worlds by selling it to a museum.”
Sales pitch
“Decades of toil with nose to the grindstone. Insulting orders swallowed without a hiccup. Such is the life of a salaried man. His name will not be remembered. His family will not understand. But if the results bear out his efforts, that is enough. Now, nose to the grindstone, drone!”
- Unknown Merit Analyze.png
The Unknown Merit being analyzed.
Artwork of the treasure.
A real world wadōkaichin coin.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 French |
Mérite Méconnu | Unknown Merit |
 German |
Unbekannte Währung | |
 Italian |
Valore ignoto | |
 Spanish |
Mérito desconocido | Unknown merit |
 Spanish (NoA) |
Mérito desconocido | Unknown merit |