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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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First off, I know anything remotely Chinese has been faked to death in recent years. This piece looks decent enough however and came with a bunch of older material, later 18th century - mid 20th. Diameter 30 mm. If anyone can shed any light on this piece would be hugely appreciated   www.kingstoncoincompany.co.uk
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It looks like a Chinese charm, token or gift shop item pertaining to richness, wealth, abundance, etc.
Edited by Albert
04/08/2017 10:22 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
807 Posts |
I don't think it's even Chinese in origin. The "characters" on the reverse are mostly total gibberish.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1915 Posts |
I guess I don't agree about gibberish. I translated enough to make my previous suggestion. It's just that the accuracy and context has some uncertainty so I cannot hit the nail on the head. Some of the characters do translate well enough to suggest what I replied with. Maybe someone else can do better. There is a lot of variance in the style of words so it can be hard to really get some of the words right during translation. This is especially true when coming across a modern rendition of a word compared to older styles.
I lean towards China because of the Dragon, flames and clouds but there could be Korean or Japanese influences.
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05/03/2017 2:03 pm
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Valued Member
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I am not familiar with those characters.
#28450;#23383;#12364;#35501;#12417;#12427;#20154;#12394;#12398;#12395;#12290;#12290;#12290;
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New Member
China
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That is a Chinese medal.
The Chinese letter on it says "long live and prosperous". (#38271;#21629;#23500;#36149; Chang Ming Fu Gui)
In the center, the word is "Han" which stands for China. (#28450;)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'll buy that. Richness, wealth and abundance is close enough to prosperous.
The characters can be written in so many styles, it can be hard for a novice like me to translate.
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Moderator
 United States
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@samyang9, it is very nice to have your translation ability here on CCF. That is a great skill for around here!
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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New Member
China
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@Spence, that's my pleasure! I am from China and familiar with different writting styles of ancient Chinese.
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