Need Help To Identify Perhaps Chinese Mongol Warrior Tourist Coin Or Medal

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Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1915 Posts	Posted 08/08/2016 8:00 pm Is anyone familiar with this particular piece? Can you explain the meaning and where it comes from? Maybe the seller or manufacturer? It's about 38mm, probably steel since it grabs a magnet really hard. I've spent days and nights searching what I think is a commemorative Mongol or Chinese warrior. I've translated some of the words but am having trouble placing them in a way that makes sense. Report this Post to the Staff

barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5862 Posts	Posted 08/09/2016 1:43 pm According to my wife (who is Chinese), this is a commemorative medal of some sort honoring Ma Chao, who was a military general and warlord who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty and early Three Kingdoms period. The characters on the front of the medal bearing the image simply state the name Ma Chao. The characters on the reverse of the medal can loosely be translated as "One of the five famous knights of the Three Kingdoms period." The Three Kingdoms period was AD 220-280. No idea where this medal came from, who produced it or how old it is. However, my wife did say that if it came from China it is mostly likely a fake or a modern replica. Expanded Digital U.S. Type Set Album \| Dansco 8100 (Lincon Cents) Album \| Digital Proof Type Set \| Digital U.S. Currency Type Set \| Foreign Bullion Coins Report this Post to the Staff
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1915 Posts	Posted 08/09/2016 5:08 pm Well thank you so much for your assist- I'm very grateful. I had trouble with some words because of the style it is written in. Your wife's translation fits very well. I find Three, Five, General and other words that can now be placed into context. So now I am pointed in the right direction. Looking online about Ma Chao history, I see an item about "5 Tigers" and I find Tiger on the medal so I am finally understanding this strange piece that was difficult for me to figure out by myself. I wish there was some way I could repay your kindness and interest in taking the time to help. Edited by Albert 08/09/2016 5:21 pm Report this Post to the Staff
barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5862 Posts	Posted 08/09/2016 5:22 pm My pleasure! Glad to have been of some help. And you're probably right that "General" is a better translation than "Knight". My wife's English is not quite as good as her Chinese... Expanded Digital U.S. Type Set Album \| Dansco 8100 (Lincon Cents) Album \| Digital Proof Type Set \| Digital U.S. Currency Type Set \| Foreign Bullion Coins Report this Post to the Staff
barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5862 Posts	Posted 08/10/2016 10:55 am Oh -- and I just confirmed with my wife that her loose translation of "five famous knights" literally translates as "five tiger generals". Apparently, "tiger general" is a phrase usually meaning "famous general." Expanded Digital U.S. Type Set Album \| Dansco 8100 (Lincon Cents) Album \| Digital Proof Type Set \| Digital U.S. Currency Type Set \| Foreign Bullion Coins Report this Post to the Staff
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1915 Posts	Posted 08/10/2016 11:41 am Thanks again, I've taken your wife's lead and done some more translating and we are in agreement. I don't think I would have gotten this item right without your generous assist. But then there may be more coins if this is one of the five. Could be a tourist souvenir set sold in the street markets or gift shops. I just have not come up with any online images of it. Perhaps it's somewhat new and not many in the hands of others yet. The piece was mixed with a dozen coins I bought. Report this Post to the Staff
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