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Token - Temple of Mazu 鹿耳門 聖母廟
| Location | Taiwan |
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| Type | Spiritual token |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features Chinese characters in raised relief filling the field, arranged in a traditional layout. The legend reads 鹿耳門 聖母廟 土城 正統 台南, identifying the Luermen Legitimist Shengmu (Mazu) Temple of Tucheng, Tainan. No additional devices or decorative borders are present beyond the reeded rim. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a front-facing bust of Mazu (the sea goddess) in high relief, shown wearing her characteristic imperial crown with hanging bead curtains and elaborate ceremonial robes. The figure is rendered in detailed relief with hands clasped before the chest in a devotional pose, occupying the full field of the token. |
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