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tonyb New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 01/09/2011 9:29 pm I don't know what this coin is, any help would be appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

CanadianCoinGuy Valued Member Canada 54 Posts	Posted 01/09/2011 9:33 pm Definately looks Chinese...Someone will know on here.DCH?!lol Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 01/10/2011 12:06 am One thing for sure - coin it isn't! The symbols on the top image could be elements, kinda looks like fire ... "fish skeleton" could be water, something like that. My guess it's some kind of charm. Edit: Forgot to welcome you to the forum, tony! Edited by svslav 01/10/2011 12:07 am Report this Post to the Staff
tonyb New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 01/10/2011 3:59 pm Thanks, I've been up and down this highway and this is basically the same answer. A mystery medallion? Lol. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16809 Posts	Posted 01/11/2011 03:54 am Yep, it's Emperor Yao. The four characters around the reverse translate to "Three Sovereigns Five Emperors"; Yao was the fourth of the "five emperors". "Fantasy dollars" like this are common tourist pieces in China; it's probably from a "set" of eight medals depicting each of the "Three Sovereigns and the Five Emperors". 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
tonyb New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 01/11/2011 10:00 am Makes sense. I neglected to mention that my son has another depicting a different emperor. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
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