Large Chinese coin or junk?

Discussion in 'World Coins' started by Jaques, Dec 10, 2013.

  1. Jaques

    Jaques New Member

    This one was always my favourite when I was a kid, mostly because of its size. Always brought it to show-and-tell for the class. Since I'm investigating my coin collection, I might as well know where this thing came from, as I have no idea. I'm assuming it's some sort of cheap copper/brass medallion, but its still a cool piece. 4 Chinese symbols on the one side, with 3 animals and a person on the back.

    Diameter = 8.3cm
    thickness = 3.5mm

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  3. manymore

    manymore Chinese Charms

    For a detailed discussion of this Chinese charm, please see my article "Buddhist Charms".

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