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Charm Token 招財進寶
| Location | People's Republic of China |
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| Thickness | 0.79 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features four large Chinese characters in running script (xingshu) arranged around a central square hole, one character at each cardinal position, reading clockwise: 招財進寶 (zhāo cái jìn bǎo, meaning 'attracting wealth and prosperity'). The field is decorated with an allover pattern of small raised dots, and the design is contained within a plain raised rim. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, running script) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts two sinuous dragons in low relief, positioned symmetrically on either side of the central square hole, their bodies curling around it with tails meeting at the bottom and heads facing each other at the top. A stylised floral or ruyi device is shown between the two dragon heads above the square hole. No legends are present. |
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