Chinese? Coin That Has Me Puzzled... (Probable Love Token)

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phoenix_rising New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 04/07/2020 4:46 pm Hi all, hope I find you well. Just wondered if I could ask for some knowledge on this please? I have looked, but cannot find where to start, my Chinese is not good I am afraid... It is made of a non-magnetic metal, silver in colour. I have included pics and measurements / weight for your consideration and would really appreciate your time and advice- even a prod in the right direction as far as the meaning of the inscriptions would be a great help. It came with a load of old silver world coins and had had me stumped ever since... My thanks and Best Wishes. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 04/07/2020 5:43 pm @phoenix_rising, first welcome to CCF. Second, that is an interesting piece. As it looks homemade, I'd probably characterize it as a modern-day love token. However, someone with better Mandarin-reading skills will have to weigh in on what it says. I've got yao guo (#22829;#22255;) on the first side, but that doesn't have any particular meaning to me. "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 Report this Post to the Staff
matthewvincent Pillar of the Community United States 3486 Posts	Posted 04/07/2020 6:46 pm First picture: husband/sage and country/kingdom Second picture: sacred/holy and precious Not much help, huh? Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187914 Posts	Posted 04/08/2020 09:38 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
matthewvincent Pillar of the Community United States 3486 Posts	Posted 04/08/2020 11:17 am There are many Chinese four character idioms and their meaning is often complicated to translate character by character. The best that I have found is: Sacred Treasure Alternatively, it could be translated as A husband is a sacred treasure but that is stretching it. Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5239 Posts	Posted 04/09/2020 08:41 am Well, the tentative translations are consistent with the love token idea. very interesting. Report this Post to the Staff
phoenix_rising New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 04/10/2020 10:04 am Hi all, Thank you so much for your information- absolutely fascinating. I can only imagine that the recipient was overjoyed to receive this. I really appreciate all of your thoughts, thank you so much for your assistance, hope to speak again soon with you all. Best Wishes, Rich Report this Post to the Staff
hanbaili New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 11/14/2022 12:19 pm the obverse is #22825;#22269;#65292; and the reverse side is #32854;#23542;, it looks like a charm of Taiping rebellion, but not sure it is a silver authentic charm engraved during the rebellion, or a later copy engraved during the Republic period (1910-1940). At least, it doesn't look like a modern counterfeit. And if it is an authentic one, it is valuable. Report this Post to the Staff
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