Token - Hanshan Temple Suzhou

€199,378.00
LocationPeople`s Republic of China
Year
TypeUnclassified/Miscellaneous token
CompositionBrass
Weight8.93 g
Diameter27 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeReeded
Period
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionTemple and tree.
Obverse lettering寒山寺 鐘樓
(Translation: Bell Tower of Hanshan Temple)
Obverse script
Reverse descriptionA Chinese poem
Reverse lettering楓橋夜泊 月落烏啼霜滿天 江楓漁火對愁眠 姑蘇城外寒山寺 夜半鐘聲到客船 唐 張繼
(Translation: Moored for the Night by the Maple Bridge  The Moon sets, crows cry, snows falling in all the skies  River maple, fisher`s light stare at my sad eyes  Outside Suzhou, where the Hanshan Temple lies  Tolls of its midnight bell reach traveller`s boat here tied  Tang Dynasty - Zhang Ji)
Reverse script
Mint
MintageND  - -
Catalog ID7729718080
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