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Charm Token Bagua
| Location | People`s Republic of China |
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| Technique | Cast |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features four large Chinese characters in high relief arranged around a central square hole on a granulated field, reading 招財進寶 (meaning 'attract wealth and treasure'), with a raised border encircling the design. The characters are boldly rendered in a traditional calligraphic style typical of Chinese charm tokens. |
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| Obverse lettering | 招財進寶 |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays the eight Bagua (八卦) trigrams arranged in a circle around the central square hole, each accompanied by its Chinese name in relief on the granulated field. Between the trigrams, additional Chinese characters identify each of the eight elemental forces: Heaven (乾), Lake (兌), Fire (離), Thunder (震), Wind (巽), Water (坎), Mountain (艮), and Earth (坤), all enclosed within a raised outer border. |
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