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Token - Chinese Zodiac Monkey
| Location | People's Republic of China |
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| Type | Spiritual token |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a central square hole flanked by two Chinese characters reading 申 (Shēn, the Monkey zodiac earthly branch) above and a stylized depiction of a monkey below in low relief. The design is set within a plain raised rim with no additional legend. |
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| Obverse lettering | 申 |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays the eight trigrams (Bagua) arrangement in low relief, with the eight trigrams of the I Ching radiating around the central square hole, each trigram represented by combinations of solid and broken lines. The design fills the field between the square hole and the plain raised rim. |
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