Coin-Like Charm
Item number Edz4167 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
Item number Edz4167 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Round, square hole in centre, inner and outer rims on both sides, four Chinese characters on front, design of sun right, moon left on reverse.
Design similar to a coin, but not for circulation; design similar to a coin, but too large to circulate; not from the period it purports to be from. (Larson, David) The coin was attributed to a currency issued in 1107; however, the style of calligraphy is of Ming and Qing Dynasties. It can be used for display in a ritual context, used as archaistic ornament, or simply passed on to novice collectors as a rare coin. (Li, Min)
The sun and moon are relatively common symbols on charms; however, if they appear during the Qing Dynasty, they can serve as reminders for a resistence movement against the Manchu regime. The character Ming consists of the sun and moon. (Li, Min)
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Round, square hole in centre, inner and outer rims on both sides, four Chinese characters on front, design of sun right, moon left on reverse.
The sun and moon are relatively common symbols on charms; however, if they appear during the Qing Dynasty, they can serve as reminders for a resistence movement against the Manchu regime. The character Ming consists of the sun and moon. (Li, Min)
Design similar to a coin, but not for circulation; design similar to a coin, but too large to circulate; not from the period it purports to be from. (Larson, David) The coin was attributed to a currency issued in 1107; however, the style of calligraphy is of Ming and Qing Dynasties. It can be used for display in a ritual context, used as archaistic ornament, or simply passed on to novice collectors as a rare coin. (Li, Min)
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