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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 1796247, member: 17118&quot;]The Chinese &quot;coin&quot; is a actually a modern Chinese charm.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The inscription (first image) is <i>shou bi nan shan</i> (壽比南山) which translates as &quot;Longevity as great as the South Mountain&quot;.&nbsp; Between the Chinese characters are four peaches.&nbsp; The peach is a <a href="http://primaltrek.com/peach.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://primaltrek.com/peach.html" rel="nofollow">symbol for longevity</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The inscription on the reverse side is <i>fu ru dong hai</i> (福如東海) which translates as &quot;Fortune as vast as the East Sea&quot;.&nbsp; Between the Chinese characters are four flying bats.&nbsp; The bat is a <a href="http://primaltrek.com/impliedmeaning.html#bat" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://primaltrek.com/impliedmeaning.html#bat" rel="nofollow">symbol of good fortune</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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