The first coin is a Chinese cash coin struck (machine-made) during the short reign (1909-1912) of Puyi of the Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty. Puyi, who...
It is a Daoist (Taoist) charm and actually has nothing to do with emperors, generals or governors. The bottom image shows on the right an...
It's a "fake". The inscription (top image) reads jia qing tong bao which was the inscription used on coins cast during the reign (1796-1820) of...
It's from Taiwan (Republic of China). The coin was minted in the "49th year" which is 1960. The denomination is "one yuan". Gary
The coin is dated "showa 31" which is the year 1956. Gary
It's a Chinese cash coin cast during the reign of Emperor Gao Zong (1736-1795) of the Qing (Ch'ing) dynasty. The inscription on the obverse side...
I do not know anything about these types of coins but I can help with the translation. The person depicted is Su Shi (also known as Su Dongpo)...
Old Korean coins offer an unusually interesting insight into ancient Korean culture and the strong influence of Chinese cosmic principles,...
Ancient Chinese coins are still used in traditional Chinese medicine. Old coins are boiled in water and the patient then drinks the decoction as...
It's a modern reproduction of a Chinese Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty cash coin. It is modeled after the jia qing tong bao coin cast during the reign...
It's Chinese. The top image needs to be rotated about 80 degrees clockwise. The inscription near the top rim is zhong hua min guo yuan nian...
FYI, the "old format" for the number "one" in the chart is Japanese kanji. In Chinese, the formal ("old format") way to write "one" is 壹 as can...
Please see this thread and my post on page 2. Gary
Rotate the obverse side (left image) 90 degrees clockwise. The inscription reads dao guang tong bao and the coin was cast during the reign of...
I do not have the Krauss publication to refer to and also do not collect these types of coins so take the following comments for what they are...
First image displays the reverse sides: Top: Yunnan Province mint Left: Board of Works mint Right: Board of Revenue mint Second image...
You are correct in that the "coin" is a Hsien-Feng T'ung-Pao (xian feng tong bao). However, the reverse side indicates that it was produced at...
The coin needs to be rotated 90 degrees clockwise to be properly orientated. The inscription reads qian long tong bao which means the coin was...
I am not familiar with this type of "coin" but maybe I can help a little with the translation. Regarding the left image, the Chinese at the top...
China issued a "half cent" note in 1938. You can see an image of it at this Chinese site. There are three notes in this series. The top image...
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