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onlyme New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 07/24/2011 11:58 am could anyone help in identifying the medals? Apparently they were brought back to uk from china in 1960's. One was brought to jeweler and he said it is gold. Report this Post to the Staff

onlyme New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 07/24/2011 12:05 pm heres other side thank you ian Report this Post to the Staff
macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5833 Posts	Posted 07/24/2011 12:48 pm These are charms to be wear as jewelery, as almost its 24k .999 solid gold. There should be some small insignia stamped with the amount of gold, whether is 18k or 24k, you will need a magnify glass to check to be sure. Edited by macmercury 07/24/2011 12:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff
manymore Valued Member United States 347 Posts	Posted 07/24/2011 11:21 pm Regarding the charm on the left, the reverse side (top image) is a stylized reproduction of a Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty cash coin. The inscription mimics the Manchu script but makes no sense. The obverse side (bottom image) has a four-character Chinese inscription with reads (top,bottom,right,left) fu lu shou quan. This translates as "happiness, prosperity and longevity (all) complete". Regarding the charm on the right, the top image has the single Chinese character shou, meaning "longevity", which is the same shou character that is on the other charm. The other side of the charm has the Chinese character fu, meaning "happiness", which is also the same fu character that is on the other charm. Gary Report this Post to the Staff
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