kiwi Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Can anyone identify this ... KM was not able to help me ... appears to b copper with diameter 44 mm depth about 4 mm ... cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 It is not a coin, but a temple charm from the 18th - 19th century. They are usually fairly common - and they still make similar items for Taoist temples to this day in China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi Posted May 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Many thanks to Gary for properly identifying this piece ... it is a ... Chinese Charm with 24 "Good Fortune" Characters and 24 "Long Life" Characters The most common Chinese character (symbol) seen on charms is fu (福) which means "good fortune" and happiness. The second most common Chinese character (symbol) appearing on charms is shou (寿) meaning "long life" or longevity. Has 24 different variations of the "good fortune" character fu written on one side and 24 different variations of the "long life" character shou written on the other side. Please check out http://primaltrek.com/fortunelongevity.html for full details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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