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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 1369699, member: 17118&quot;]It is a souvenir of the &quot;Year of the Rabbit&quot; but not for the year 2011.</p><p><br /></p><p>The two Chinese characters to the left of the rabbit identify the year as 1987 and the design is based on <a href="http://stamp.shuoqian.net/view-30052421.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://stamp.shuoqian.net/view-30052421.html" rel="nofollow">the official &quot;Year of the Rabbit&quot; stamp</a> issued that year.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since there is no denomination and because it was issued by a stamp company, it should probably be considered a medal as opposed to a &quot;coin&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Chinese inscription below the rabbit translates as &quot;Shanghai Stamp Company&quot; so this must have been a souvenir medal issued by this company.&nbsp; As far as I can tell, many companies in China issued commemorative medals based on the official design.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse side displays the &quot;Ten Heavenly Stems&quot; and the &quot;Twelve Earthly Branches&quot; which is the traditional Chinese calendar system.&nbsp; In the middle are images of the <a href="http://primaltrek.com/impliedmeaning.html#god_of_longevity" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://primaltrek.com/impliedmeaning.html#god_of_longevity" rel="nofollow">God of Longevity</a> and a <a href="http://primaltrek.com/impliedmeaning.html#deer" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://primaltrek.com/impliedmeaning.html#deer" rel="nofollow">deer</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did a quick search but was not able to find an exact match so I have no idea as to its worth.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, <a href="http://www.yy11.com/htm/shop/view.cgi?id=1396957" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.yy11.com/htm/shop/view.cgi?id=1396957" rel="nofollow">this medal</a>, which is 45 mm in diameter, was also issued by the Shanghai Stamp Company in the same year and is almost identical.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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