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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 907371, member: 17118&quot;]The Chinese inscription at the center of the piece (bottom image) reads <i>tong meng sheng li</i> which means &quot;allied victory&quot; or &quot;alliance victory&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is not the kind of inscription you would normally see on a traditional Chinese charm.</p><p><br /></p><p>While the design/symbols on the piece have a certain oriental quality, they are not &quot;Chinese&quot; in the classic sense and I would be surprised if they had any real meaning.</p><p><br /></p><p>From what I can see of the metal and patina, the piece does not impress me as being &quot;old&quot; and I think it is of modern production.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would not consider it a charm because of the nature of the inscription.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Fantasy&quot; pieces usually have some resemblance to real charms but this piece does not seem to be based on any Chinese charm that I am familiar with so I do not consider it a fantasy piece, either.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe it is associated with a movie, book, video game, board game, theme park, or ???</p><p><br /></p><p>Hopefully, the inscription &quot;allied victory&quot; will provide a clue to another forum member who can better identify this piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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