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Token - The Four Symbols of Chinese Mythology
| Location | People's Republic of China |
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| Thickness | 2.2 mm |
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| Obverse description | The Four Holy Beasts of Chinese. |
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| Reverse description | Scripts: Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Reverse lettering | 中華四神 上古人们仰望天空将群星划分为若干组团，并赋以人丶物或神话的形象，这是中外天文史上普遍存在的现象。 中国处于四时分明的自然条件，所以很早就把春天黄昏时东方的若干星星想象为一条龙，谓之青龙;南方的若干星星想象成一只鸟形，谓之朱雀;西方的若干星星想象为一只虎，谓之白虎;北方的若干星星想象为龟蛇形象，谓之玄武。 五行家们照着阴阳五行给东南西北中配上五种颜色，而每种颜色又配上一个神兽与一个神灵；东为青色，配龙，西为白色，配虎，南为朱色，配雀，北为黑色，配武，黄为中央正色。 先秦两汉时期的“四神”具有广泛的用途，天文家利用以正四时，地理学家利用以辨九州，军事家利用以定方向 。 在《吴子治兵》论及三军进止时：说行必左青龙丶右白虎丶前朱雀丶后玄武------ 朱雀玄武順陰陽 左龍右虎開不祥 一路平安 |
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