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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 1091878, member: 17118&quot;]I am not familiar with this type of &quot;coin&quot; but maybe I can help a little with the translation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding the left image, the Chinese at the top is <i>jia xu</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Chinese traditional calendar identifies years by combining one of the Ten Heavenly Stems with one of the Twelve Earthly Branches.</p><p><br /></p><p>The combination <i>jia xu</i> translates as the year 1994.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Chinese near the bottom rim is <i>shanghai zaobichang</i> which translates as &quot;The Shanghai Mint&quot; so this piece was made in Shanghai.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Chinese produce commemorative pieces for every occasion and this one, as you already know, commemorates the &quot;Year of the Dog&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>The right image is upside-down but the two large Chinese characters are <i>gou nian</i> which means &quot;Year of the Dog&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>The two little Chinese characters are just too small for me to read.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry I cannot provide any additional assistance.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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