Token - Charm Amulet Open - Worked Coin "龜"
© Micheal Linke
Features
| Location |
Korea ›
Joseon (1392-1897)
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Spiritual tokens › Charms |
| Years | 1892-1895 |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 3.6 g |
| Diameter | 26.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.1 mm |
| Shape | Round with a square hole |
| Technique | Cast |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 356166 |
Obverse
Two tortoises at 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock positions with two Chinese charaters at 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock, square hole in center.
Script: Chinese
Lettering:
君
子
Translation: Morally Great Man
Reverse
Two tortoises at 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock positions with two Chinese charaters at 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock, square hole in center.
Script: Chinese
Lettering:
好
述
Translation: Speak well
Edge
Plain
Comments
A cast open-worked coin-shaped charm made in the Late Joseon Kingdom.
743 透彫錢7種組:
雙龜-“君子”背“好述”: LS, 467, MAN. 73.11b, HY. III-71/3.6g/26.5×1.1mm
Ramsden - Corean Coin Charms and Amulets, No. 126-7, Late Joseon 1892-1895
743 透彫錢7種組:
雙龜-“君子”背“好述”: LS, 467, MAN. 73.11b, HY. III-71/3.6g/26.5×1.1mm
Ramsden - Corean Coin Charms and Amulets, No. 126-7, Late Joseon 1892-1895
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1892-1895) | Late Joseon Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
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