Money: Charm Coins

Description
Four charm coins. (1) One circular charm coin. Approximately circular central hole. One side presents worn Chinese characters disposed in two concentric ring: eight characters in the inner ring and sixteen characters in the outer ring. (2) One circular charm coin. Circular central hole. One side presents worn striated patterning. (3) One circular charm coin. Square central hole. One side presents four worn Chinese characters. Inscriptions do not match any genuine currency suggesting this is a charm coin. (4) One circular charm coin. Circular central hole. One side presents serpentine patterning piercing surface of coin.
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Provenance details
Acquired: Rewi Alley: July 1933
Measurements
Diameter: whole: 53mm
Named collection
Current rights code
Other Id
C1957.937
C1957.937 A-D
E137.9
14/37
Catalogue number
C1957.937
Accession number
1937.14.8

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