I have been living in Japan for the last 2 1/2 years and because of their currency system, I carry around a decent amount of coinage when I go off base (On base I use cards and American currency). The coins literally wore a hole in my trusty wallet which I've had for over 5 years. After looking around at the options, I chose this one because of the potential to carry a full check book (something I'd given up because my old wallet was too small) and it looked nice in the picture.

It is a chic looking little wallet. I feel comfortable using it as a clutch if I don't feel like bringing a full purse. It is a little large for some handbags, but the change purse on the side carries a decent amount of yen coins and that was my major concern.

One small thing is that it is hard to get an ID out of the window display and living on a military base (spouse not service member) I'm always having to show my ID in order to get in and out of the front gate or even make a purchase at the stores. I had to keep the ID in a credit card slot for easy access and use the window for my civilian license. I also found that I only had one or two slots left open for credit cards. I only have on credit and one debit card but a lot of membership cards are credit card shaped (library cards, store club cards), so if you carry a lot of these you might have to pick and choose which are easily stored.