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Token - Chinese Zodiac Dog
| Location | People's Republic of China |
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| Weight | 5.7 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a central square hole flanked by a relief depiction of a dog in the lower left field, representing the eleventh animal of the Chinese zodiac. The Chinese character 戌 (xū), the earthly branch associated with the Dog year, appears prominently in the upper field above the square hole. A raised rim frames the design. |
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| Obverse lettering | 戌 |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays the eight trigrams (Bagua) arrangement surrounding the central square hole, rendered in cast relief. The eight trigrams, composed of broken and unbroken lines, are symmetrically disposed around the perforation in the traditional Bagua pattern associated with Taoist cosmology and divination. |
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