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Token - Year of the Rabbit

Location People`s Republic of China
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Thickness 2 mm
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Obverse description Central device depicts a finely detailed rabbit in profile facing left, rendered in high relief. To the upper right, a rectangular cartouche in the field contains two Chinese characters identifying the zodiac sign. Below the rabbit, in the left field, an incuse Latin legend with a misspelling reads 'raddit' instead of 'rabbit'.
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Obverse lettering Raddit 卯 兔
(Translation: 'mao rabbit' The zodiac rabbit corresponds to the fourth 'Mao' of the twelve earthly branches, so it is called 'Mao Rabbit'. it probably the year 1975, 1987, 1999 or 2011.)
Reverse description Central yin-yang (taijitu) symbol in relief, surrounded by the eight trigrams (bagua) arranged around the perimeter. Between the trigrams and the central motif, the twelve earthly branches are inscribed in Chinese characters encircling the yin-yang device.
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