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Token - Azure Dragon
| Location | People's Republic of China |
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| Type | Spiritual token |
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| Obverse description | Colourised central device depicting the Azure Dragon (Qinglong), one of the Four Divine Beasts of Chinese mythology, rendered in vivid green and gold tones against a textured gold field. The dragon is shown in dynamic coiling pose amid clouds and flames. The two-character legend 青龍 appears in raised relief to the right of the device. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Reverse description | The uncolourised reverse features a central Bagua (Eight Trigrams) symbol with a Yin-Yang (Taiji) device at its centre, surrounded by a scalloped border. The Four Divine Beasts of Chinese mythology are depicted in raised relief in the four cardinal positions: the Azure Dragon (east, left), the White Tiger (west, right), the Vermilion Bird (south, bottom), and the Black Tortoise entwined with a serpent (north, top). Radiating lines emanate from the central device across the field. |
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