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Charm Token - Taoist Bagua Amulet
| Location | Taiwan |
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| Type | Spiritual token |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
| Obverse lettering | ☰乾 ☱兌 ☷坤 ☲離 ☴巽 ☳震 ☶艮 ☵坎 (Translation: ☰（乾 qián）Heaven/Sky ☱（兌 duì）Lake/Marsh ☷（坤 kūn）Earth ☲（離 lí）Fire ☴（巽 xùn）Wind ☳（震 zhèn）Thunder ☶（艮 gèn）Mountain ☵（坎 kǎn）Water) |
| Reverse description | The reverse field bears a Taoist apotropaic incantation in Chinese characters arranged in vertical columns, with a central circular device containing a seal-script character. Flanking the central text are two raised trigram-like devices on the left and right edges, and the legend invokes the authority of Laozi (Taishang Laojun) commanding thunder to expel demons and evil spirits. |
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