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Can anyone advise what these coins are?

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we will probably need full pictures of the coins, and larger would be nice
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this is reverse of coins

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They are Chinese "fantasy dollars", not actual coins. These coin-like medals are mass-produced and sold in all kinds of situations, to tourists and such, and come in a wide variety of themes, such as Chinese emperors, historical figures, etc. The first one I believe commemorates one of the "eight immortals" of Taoism. The other seems to depict Buddha.
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much obliged for the info sap & fuzzy317
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identified, moving this to the Medals section
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The first one I believe commemorates one of the "eight immortals" of Taoism. The other seems to depict Buddha.


Actually, the first one is one of a set of 18 souvenir medals representing the "Eighteen Arhats". This particular piece depicts the eighteenth Arhat (Lohan) known as the "Taming Tiger Lohan" or the Venerable Maitreya (å¼¥å‹'å°Šè€.).

(Unfortunately, this forum's software does not display certain Chinese characters.)

The second piece is a souvenir of the famous novel/movie/TV show "Journey to the West (西游记)".

Gary
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