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Charm Token Open - Worked Coin '鹿'

Location Korea
Year 1800-1910
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Composition Brass
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Obverse description Cast charm token with a central square hole flanked by two deer in relief in the left and right fields. Two Chinese characters are enclosed in circular cartouches at the 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock positions, reading 五 (above) and 子 (below). The design is heavily worn with areas of red encrustation.
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Obverse lettering 五 子
(Translation: Five Sons)
Reverse description Cast charm token with a central square hole flanked by two deer in relief in the left and right fields. Two Chinese characters are enclosed in circular cartouches at the 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock positions, reading 登 (above) and 科 (below). The reverse field retains traces of red pigment or lacquer filling.
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