| Location | People`s Republic of China |
| Year | |
| Type | Unclassified/Miscellaneous token |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 3.8 g |
| Diameter | 25.2 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Shape | Round with a square hole |
| Technique | |
| Orientation | |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Period | |
| Reference(s) |
| Obverse description | In a circle, from the top clockwise, the Chinese characters: 聖 宋 元 寶. |
| Obverse lettering | 聖
寶 宋
元 (Translation: Shên Zhen Sung Yuan) |
| Obverse script | |
| Reverse description | In a circle accompanying the edge of the play, the trigrams that are related to the Five Elements (wu xing 五行), which are discussed in Ancient Chinese Symbols of Charm: Star, Moon, Cloud and Dragon. The trigrams of this charm from the top and clockwise (in this piece) are as follows: qian 乾 (sky), xun 巽 (wind), kan 坎 (water), gen 艮 (mountain), kun 坤 (earth), zhen 震 (thunder), li 离 (fire) and dui 兑 (lake). Note: The trigrams are written from the edge to the center and the Chinese characters are spelled from the center to the edge. |
| Reverse lettering | 乾 巽 坎 艮
坤 震 离 兑 (Translation: sky wind water mountain earth thunder fire lake) |
| Reverse script | |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | ND - - |
| Catalog ID | 8422146710 |
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