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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Loong Siew, post: 2765950, member: 75799&quot;]Hong Men 洪门 Secret Society Member Token.</p><p><br /></p><p>Full set of 6 pieces. Malaysia and Singapore. 1946-1948.</p><p><br /></p><p>Branches of the anti-Qing Tiandihui&nbsp; (Heaven and earth society) outside of China established secret societies to administer affairs of their members. One of the largest offshoots were the Hong Men Secret Society centred in Malaysia and Singapore. This society adopted the name of their society in honor of the Emperor Hong Wu (Zhu Yuanzhang) who founded the Ming dynasty. Whilst the Qing Dynasty had fallen, these societies evolved from anti Manchu revolutionaries into secret societies or triads which lasted even up to modern times. </p><p><br /></p><p>This 6 set forms the complete identification of the Hong Men hierarchy starting from the Leader (Dragon Head), deputies and all the way down to the members. Each coin has a secret code that identified the rank and file of the holder. </p><p><br /></p><p>Issuance of these coins ended after the second world War. Given their limited release and secret nature, they are very rare especially for a complete set.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]636892[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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