There are two distinct inscriptions on this side of the coin: one in traditional Chinese characters (in the center) and the other in Taoist magical characters (at the ends)
Obverse lettering
inscription en chinois
traditionnel :
雷霆杀鬼降精
斩妖辟邪永保
太上老君急如律
Obverse script
Reverse description
The Chinese `bagua` is depicted around the central hole. These are the eight elements of Chinese mythology written in Mandarin, accompanied by corresponding trigrams.
Reverse lettering
En
partant du `sud` de la monnaie : Trigramme qián du Yi Jing 乾 ;
Trigramme kūn du Yi Jing 坤 ; Trigramme zhèn du Yi Jing 震 ;
Trigramme xùn du Yi Jing 巽 ; Trigramme lí du Yi Jing 離 ; Trigramme
kǎn du Yi Jing 坎 ; Trigramme gèn du Yi Jing 艮 ; Trigramme duì du Yi
Jing 兌
