Chinese Coin/Token - Eight Trigrams Cash

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Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 07/07/2013 10:14 pm This was found in the reject bin of a coinstar. It looks like a typical 18th-19th century cash on the obverse, but the reverse has the eight trigram symbols from the I Ching. [URL="http://s175.photobucket.com/user/sirbobbington/media/becd9125-8d74-4b40-9641-b90828b492d2.jpg.html][/URL] [URL="http://s175.photobucket.com/user/sirbobbington/media/ef3f150a-7289-4608-a7d8-177f7b593276.jpg.html][/URL] Any insights into this? A few google searches seemed to point to a medallion or charm that was used for Taoist divination, but this seems far less ornamental than most online examples. Also, note the odd extrusion at about 11 o'clock on the reverse (trigram side). Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16849 Posts	Posted 07/07/2013 10:56 pm You are basically correct; it is an "eight trigrams" charm. "Chinese charms" (though many come from Korea, Japan and Vietnam; it can often be hard to tell exact provenance) come in a wide variety of classes, from exact imitations of old coins, to "coin-like", to pictorial, enamelled and voided types. This page on zeno.ru shows numerous Chinese "eight trigrams" charms. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
manymore Valued Member United States 347 Posts	Posted 07/08/2013 12:26 am Quote: Any insights into this? A few google searches seemed to point to a medallion or charm that was used for Taoist divination, but this seems far less ornamental than most online examples... It is a Chinese charm. The inscription is zhao cai jin bao (招财进宝) which has the meaning of "money and treasures will be plentiful" or "attracts wealth and treasure". For more about the eight trigrams and Chinese charms, please see this web page. Gary Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 07/08/2013 08:12 am Thanks for the replies! Any idea roughly how old this is? Is this a contemporary of the Cash coin, or a modern creation? Report this Post to the Staff
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