Medal - Yellow Crane Tower (黄鹤楼) ND front Medal - Yellow Crane Tower (黄鹤楼) ND back
Medal - Yellow Crane Tower (黄鹤楼) ND photo
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Medal - Yellow Crane Tower (黄鹤楼) ND

 
Brass 52.75 g 60.13 mm
Description
Location
People's Republic of China
Type
Medals › Souvenir medallions
Composition
Brass
Weight
52.75 g
Diameter
60.13 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#150473
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Partially Chinese poetry

Lettering:
昔人已乘黄鹤去,此地空馀黄鹤楼
黄鹤楼 唐 · 崔颢

Translation:
The old people have already taken by the yellow Crane, and left the Huang He Lou (Yellow Crane Tower) in here only.
Huang He Lou, Tang Dynasty, Cui Wei

Edge

Plain

Comment

Huang He Lou (Yellow Crane Tower) is a traditional Chinese tower located in Wuhan, China. The current structure was built in 1981, but the tower has existed in various forms since not later than AD 223.