© Wilson Roberto Vasques Nunes
© Wilson Roberto Vasques Nunes
Charm Token (Bagua) ND
| Brass | 3.8 g | 25.2 mm |
| Location | People's Republic of China |
|---|---|
| Type | Spiritual tokens › Charms |
| Currency | China - Charm Tokens |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 3.8 g |
| Diameter | 25.2 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Shape | Round with a square hole |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#139667 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 88% |
Reverse
In a circle accompanying the edge of the play, the trigrams that are related to the Five Elements (wu xing 五行), which are discussed in Ancient Chinese Symbols of Charm: Star, Moon, Cloud and Dragon. The trigrams of this charm from the top and clockwise (in this piece) are as follows: qian 乾 (sky), xun 巽 (wind), kan 坎 (water), gen 艮 (mountain), kun 坤 (earth), zhen 震 (thunder), li 离 (fire) and dui 兑 (lake).
Note: The trigrams are written from the edge to the center and the Chinese characters are spelled from the center to the edge.
Lettering: 乾 巽 坎 艮 坤 震 离 兑
Translation: sky wind water mountain earth thunder fire lake
Edge
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