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Charm Token 招財進寶
| Location | People`s Republic of China |
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| Composition | Brass |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features four Chinese characters arranged around a central square hole, reading 招財進寶 (zhāo cái jìn bǎo, meaning 'attracting wealth and treasures'). The characters are rendered in raised relief in a calligraphic style, distributed one per cardinal direction around the aperture. The field is scattered with small raised dots forming a decorative ground pattern. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a single sinuous dragon in high relief coiling around the central square hole, its head positioned at the top of the field. The dragon is rendered with detailed scales, claws, and flowing mane, and the field is scattered with small raised dots consistent with the obverse decoration. |
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