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Charm Token - Taoist Bagua Amulet
| Location | Taiwan |
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| Type | Spiritual token |
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| Obverse description | Central device features a Yin-Yang (Tai Chi) symbol in relief, surrounded by the eight Bagua trigrams (八卦) arranged around the inner field, each accompanied by its Chinese name in raised characters. A suspension hole is present at the top of the octagonal flan. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a Taoist incantation in raised Chinese characters arranged in vertical columns across the field, with a central circular device containing a seal-script character. Seal-script symbols appear in the left and right margins, and a suspension hole is present at the top. |
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| Reverse lettering | 山鬼 (seal script) 雷霆雷霆杀鬼降精 斬妖辟邪永保神清奉 太上老君急急如律令敕 雷令 (seal script) (Translation: Mountain Ghost Thunder Thunder, coming down to kill ghost, evil spirit and demon, keep us conscious, as law order by Lao master immediately Thunder Order) |
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