Location | People's Republic of China |
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Type | Unclassified exonumia › Miscellaneous token |
Currency | China - Charm Tokens |
Composition | Brass |
Weight | 3.8 g |
Diameter | 25.2 mm |
Thickness | 1.5 mm |
Shape | Round with a square hole |
Number | N# 139667 |
In a circle, from the top clockwise, the Chinese characters: 聖 宋 元 寶.
Lettering:
聖
寶 宋
元
Translation:
Shên
Zhen Sung
Yuan
In a circle accompanying the edge of the play, the trigrams that are related to the Five Elements (wu xing 五行), which are discussed in Ancient Chinese Symbols of Charm: Star, Moon, Cloud and Dragon. The trigrams of this charm from the top and clockwise (in this piece) are as follows: qian 乾 (sky), xun 巽 (wind), kan 坎 (water), gen 艮 (mountain), kun 坤 (earth), zhen 震 (thunder), li 离 (fire) and dui 兑 (lake).
Note: The trigrams are written from the edge to the center and the Chinese characters are spelled from the center to the edge.
Lettering: 乾 巽 坎 艮 坤 震 离 兑
Translation: sky wind water mountain earth thunder fire lake
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