Syann
Joined: 29 May 2012
Posts: 9
Posted: 31 May 2012, 11:16
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Posted: 31 May 2012, 11:16
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Hi,
I have this Chinese coin and I don’t find any information about it. It has the same face on both sides. Is about 25 mm in diameter and orientation is almost perpendicular.
Could anyone help me?
bunnycute26
Joined: 21 Jan 2012
Posts: 83
Posted: 31 May 2012, 14:41
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Posted: 31 May 2012, 14:41
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Hi,
It may come from Chinese,but it is not a Coin,even a token. The characters on it is 人生(English:Human Life).
KennyG
Joined: 25 Apr 2010
Posts: 5287
Posted: 31 May 2012, 16:01
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Posted: 31 May 2012, 16:01
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Hehey now that's good work.
Something tells me that the token could be Japanese too because hito and sen are very commonly used characters.
Kenny
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Syann
Joined: 29 May 2012
Posts: 9
Posted: 31 May 2012, 16:52
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Posted: 31 May 2012, 16:52
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Thank you both for your replies.
I went to an online dictionary and searched after 人生 and is indeed human life.
(
http://www.websaru.com/%E4%BA%BA%E7%94%9F.html )
But searching just after 生
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http://www.websaru.com/display.php?action=search&word=%E7%94%9F )
it said
- 生 [shēng] to be born, to give birth life ...
- 生丁 [shēng dīng]
centime ...
That "centime" should mean something? Should I continue my research about this "coin" or should I "keep that round metal with 人生 on it just for fun"?
KennyG
Joined: 25 Apr 2010
Posts: 5287
Posted: 31 May 2012, 19:50
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Posted: 31 May 2012, 19:50
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It's probably not centime.
To me it looks like an arcade or modern temple token.
Kenny
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fliegendehollander
Joined: 22 Jun 2010
Posts: 492
Posted: 23 Jul 2012, 16:00
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Posted: 23 Jul 2012, 16:00
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It's Japanese most probably, that is an extremely odd phrase to appear on its own in Chinese.
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