Your vignette below is the Da Gao Xuan Temple in Beijing: [ATTACH] The temple was built in 1542 and used for Daoist ceremonies by the emperors...
I can identify this vignette for you although, as far as I know, it was not actually used on a Chinese banknote. [ATTACH] The vignette shows the...
It's usually referred to as the Temple of Heaven (Tian Tan). I found a banknote which I think you will appreciate because it displays two of your...
[ATTACH] Ten yuan ($10) note issued in 1928 by the Central Bank of China and printed by the American Banknote Company. Gary
It is the legendary figure Takenouchi no Sukune who was the great-grandson of Emperor Kogen (214 BC - 158 BC) and the minister to several Japanese...
"Group 1" are all Chinese ration coupons. Starting at the top and going down, alternating left and right: 1) 1981 Shanxi Province, grain...
It's a Chinese charm. The top image displays the "eight trigrams" (bagua) which is explained at The Book of Changes and Bagua Charms. The bottom...
It's modern. It was certainly made within the last 100 years and, perhaps, just the last 50 years or so. Gary
It's a Chinese charm. The four characters near the rim are chang ming fu gui which translates as "longevity, wealth and honor". The large...
Actually, I just posted a reply to your thread and then noticed that there was a message from you! Hope you find the information helpful. Best...
I would translate as follows: Obverse: Xian Feng 6th year (1856), Shanghai District "Yu Sen Sheng (Bank)", pure silver cake (these coins were...
Approximately 200,000 coins dating from the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127 AD) were recently unearthed in an old well in eastern China. I...
They are Japanese charms which are widely-reproduced and sold by many "feng shui" stores and on eBay. Do a search on "tian bao di bao" for...
If not that,...then maybe it's a couple dancing the jitterbug. :smile Gary [ATTACH]
I recently blogged about an embarrassing incident that occurred in Taiwan regarding these piggy banks. Gary
Unfortunately, all are modern reproductions (fakes) of the following Chinese coins: 1) da quan wu shi cast 7-14 AD during the reign of Wang Mang...
Glad to help. Gary
Yes, it is a 2 jiao (2 chiao) coin minted in the 39th year (1950) of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Gary
I am not familiar with these notes, have no reference books, and have no idea as to their "worth". As you know, these notes are extremely...
This one sold for $861 at an auction in Shanghai in December 2010. Gary
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