Pièce Yansheng 8 éléments

Pièce Yansheng (8 éléments) - obversePièce Yansheng (8 éléments) - reverse

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Features

Location Empire of China
Type Commemorative medals › Religious medal
Year 1912 BC
Composition Brass
Weight 20.5 g
Diameter 45 mm
Thickness 2 mm
Shape Round with a round hole
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
296960

Obverse

There are two distinct inscriptions on this side of the coin: one in traditional Chinese characters (in the center) and the other in Taoist magical characters (at the ends)Automatically translated

Lettering:
inscription en chinois traditionnel :

雷霆杀鬼降精
斩妖辟邪永保
太上老君急如律

Reverse

The Chinese "bagua" is depicted around the central hole. These are the eight elements of Chinese mythology written in Mandarin, accompanied by corresponding trigrams.Automatically translated

Lettering: En partant du "sud" de la monnaie : Trigramme qián du Yi Jing 乾 ; Trigramme kūn du Yi Jing 坤 ; Trigramme zhèn du Yi Jing 震 ; Trigramme xùn du Yi Jing 巽 ; Trigramme lí du Yi Jing 離 ; Trigramme kǎn du Yi Jing 坎 ; Trigramme gèn du Yi Jing 艮 ; Trigramme duì du Yi Jing 兌

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