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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 670313, member: 17118&quot;]It is actually a Chinese charm and not a coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The inscription (bottom photo) reads &quot;<i>shui lu ping an</i>&quot; which literally means &quot;may you have peace by land and water&quot; or, more simply, &quot;I wish you a safe journey&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse side (top photo) of the charm includes the following symbols:</p><p>1. Above the hole is a star constellation probably meant to be the &quot;Big Dipper&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Below the hole is one of the &quot;eight trigrams&quot; which is <i>kan</i> and represents &quot;water&quot;. (For more on the &quot;eight trigrams&quot; please see my web page <a href="http://primaltrek.com/bagua.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://primaltrek.com/bagua.html" rel="nofollow">The Book of Changes and Bagua Charms</a>)</p><p><br /></p><p>3. To the left and right of the hole are ancient weapons.</p><p><br /></p><p>Judging from the metal and patina, I would guess that the charm was produced during the late Qing (Ch&#039;ing) dynasty (1644-1911).</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not familiar enough with prices to estimate its worth but I hope you find the above information helpful.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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