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Token - Fenghua Xueyue
| Location | People`s Republic of China |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | Four large Chinese characters arranged around a central square hole, one character in each cardinal position, cast in bold relief within a plain raised rim. The four-character legend reads clockwise from the top: 風, 月, 花, 雪 (Fenghua Xueyue), referencing the classical poetic phrase meaning 'Wind, Flowers, Snow, Moon'. |
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| Obverse lettering | 風 月 雪 花 (Translation: Fenghua Xueyue (`Wind, Flowers, Snow, Moon`)) |
| Reverse description | Four erotic figural groups cast in relief around a central square hole, depicting heterosexual couples engaged in various acts of sexual intercourse, arranged symmetrically at the cardinal points within a plain raised rim. This type of erotic charm token, known in Chinese as a 'chun qian' (spring money), was traditionally associated with auspicious and apotropaic purposes. |
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