I found this coin from my grab bag that I won from my LCS auction. I am not sure if it's a official or token coin, but it's clearly strong DDR with weak DDO. If you know more about this coin, then please tell me. Here's pictures...
It is not an official coin or token. It is one "coin" in a set of twelve coins commemorating the "Twelve Emperors of the Qing Dynasty". The inscription at the top on the obverse (portrait) side is da qing qian long huang di (大清乾隆皇帝) which translates as "Emperor Qianlong of the Great Qing". The two Chinese characters to the right of the portrait read hong li (弘历) which was Emperor Qianlong's actual Manchu name. He reigned from 1736-1795. The reverse side has the inscription da qing (大清) meaning "Great Qing" at the top and shi er da huang di (十二大皇帝) meaning "Twelve Great Emperors" at the bottom. There is a similar coin for each of the other emperors of the Qing Dynasty. Modern commemorative pieces like this are produced in very large quantities in China and there are many different themes. They usually sell for a dollar or two each. Gary
Because of your assistance, I found a complete album that has one of my coin. http://www.ebay.com/itm/China-12-pc...485?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a30a199dd
