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| Location | People`s Republic of China |
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| Technique | Cast |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a rooster in high relief, shown in profile facing right with detailed feather and scale texturing, set against a plain field with a large circular sun-like disc in the background. The border is formed by a continuous raised beaded ring. No legends or inscriptions are present. |
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| Reverse description | Central device features a large yin-yang (taijitu) symbol in relief. Surrounding it is an inner ring of the twelve Earthly Branch characters in Chinese script, and an outer ring of twelve small relief animal figures representing each of the Chinese zodiac signs. The border is formed by a continuous raised beaded ring. No additional inscriptions are present. |
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| Reverse lettering | 子 丑 寅 卯 辰 巳 午 未 申 酉 戌 亥 (Translation: Rat. Ox. Tiger. Rabbit. Dragon. Snake. Horse. Goat. Monkey. Rooster. Dog. Pig.) |
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