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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 1786121, member: 17118&quot;]It is not an official coin or token.&nbsp; It is one &quot;coin&quot; in a set of twelve coins commemorating the &quot;Twelve Emperors of the Qing Dynasty&quot;.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The inscription at the top on the obverse (portrait) side is <i>da qing qian long huang di</i> (大清乾隆皇帝) which translates as &quot;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qianlong_Emperor" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qianlong_Emperor" rel="nofollow">Emperor Qianlong</a> of the Great Qing&quot;.&nbsp; The two Chinese characters to the right of the portrait read <i>hong li</i> (弘历) which was Emperor Qianlong&#039;s actual Manchu name.&nbsp; He reigned from 1736-1795.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The reverse side has the inscription <i>da qing</i> (大清) meaning &quot;Great Qing&quot; at the top and <i>shi er da huang di</i> (十二大皇帝) meaning &quot;Twelve Great Emperors&quot; at the bottom.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There is a similar coin for each of the other emperors of the Qing Dynasty.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Modern commemorative pieces like this are produced in very large quantities in China and there are many different themes.&nbsp; They usually sell for a dollar or two each.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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