Anyone know how to read Chinese?

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  1. ZeeFinds

    ZeeFinds Active Member

    I purchased this nice looking display of 5 coins. I think these are Chinese. Does anyone know what it says about the coins, are they money, or maybe tokens?

    Thanks for viewing!;)

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    ZeeFinds, Sep 25, 2020
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  2. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    They are Chinese Cash coins, millions upon millions have been struck over centuries.
     
    daveydempsey, Sep 25, 2020
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  3. ZeeFinds

    ZeeFinds Active Member

    Thanks for confirming my suspicion! I'm still curious to know what it says about them?
     
    ZeeFinds, Sep 25, 2020
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    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

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  5. Couch Potato Wannabe

    Couch Potato Wannabe Well-Known Member

    Side Text
    千年財富話魅力咸陽 = Millennium Wealth, Charm of Xianyang

    First coin is a Half Tael
    秦始皇半兩錢 = Qin Shi Huang, Half a Tael
    距今2350年歴史 = 2350 Years
    此時咸陽華憂之都 = Xianyang Huayou City at this time

    Qin Shi Huang of the Qin Dynasty (The first emperor)
    Half a Tael (Name of one type of Chinese currency, introduced around 210 BC)
    Xianyang is a prefecture-level city in central Shaanxi province

    The second coin is a Five Baht
    漢武帝,五鈇錢 = Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Five Baht
    距今2100年歴史 = 2100 Years
    此時咸陽皇家林苑 = Xianyang Royal Forest Garden

    The third coin is a Kai Yuan Tong Bao
    唐太宗開元錢 = Tang Dynasty, Kaiyuan Tongbao
    距今1300年歴史 = 1300 Years
    此時咸陽絲路名城 = Xi'an Yang Silk Road City

    The Fourth Coin
    宋仁宗皇宋錢 = Emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty
    距今960年歴史 = 960 Years
    此時咸陽京兆府地 = Xianyang Jingzhao Mansion

    The Fifth Coin is a Yuan Feng Tong Bao
    宋神宗元豐錢 = Emperor Shen Zong of Song Dynasty, Yuan Feng Tong Bao
    距今928年歴史 = 928 Years
    此時咸陽京兆府地 = Xianyang Jingzhao Mansion
    1068-1085 AD.
     
    Couch Potato Wannabe, Sep 26, 2020
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  6. judy

    judy Well-Known Member

    So wonderful of you @Couch Potato Wannabe to share your knowledge of such a complex language!

    Hats off to you!
     
    judy, Sep 26, 2020
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    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

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  8. ZeeFinds

    ZeeFinds Active Member

    :)
    Quite possibly the nicest reply I have ever received from the internet.

    Many thanks to Couch Potato Wannabe!

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