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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 820902, member: 17118&quot;]It&#039;s actually one &quot;coin&quot; from a modern fantasy series commemorating the emperors of the Qing (Ch&#039;ing) Dynasty (1644-1911).</p><p><br /></p><p>Another &quot;coin&quot; from this set was discussed <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t77206/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t77206/">here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>As hontonai has already mentioned, your &quot;coin&quot; commemorates Emperor Ren Zong whose reign title (period title) was <i>Jia Qing</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Chinese characters along the upper rim are read right to left as <i>da qing jia qing huang di</i> which translates as &quot;Emperor Jia Qing of the Qing (Ch&#039;ing) Dynasty&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, the two Chinese characters just to the right of the portrait are too small and indistinct for me to read.&nbsp; If you can provide a better image I will be happy to provide a translation.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m guessing that the reverse side of your &quot;coin&quot; is identical to the one discussed in the thread I referenced above.&nbsp; If it is, then a translation is provided in my post in that thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>Incidentally, a real coin cast during Emperor Ren Zong&#039;s reign can be seen <a href="http://primaltrek.com/charmfeatures.html#jia_qing" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://primaltrek.com/charmfeatures.html#jia_qing" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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