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2. Chinese numismatic charm - Wikipedia

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   A Vault Protector coin made by the Board of Public Works Mint in Beijing. Vault Protector coins (Traditional Chinese: 鎮庫錢; Simplified Chinese: 镇库钱; Pinyin: zhèn kù qián) were a type of coin created by Chinese mints. These coins were significantly larger, heavier and thicker than regular cash coins and were well-made as they were ...

3. Ancient Greek coinage - Wikipedia

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   The three most important standards of the ancient Greek monetary system were the Attic standard, based on the Athenian drachma of 4.3 grams (2.8 pennyweights) of silver, the Corinthian standard based on the stater of 8.6 g (5.5 dwt) of silver, that was subdivided into three silver drachmas of 2.9 g (1.9 dwt), and the Aeginetan stater or didrachm of 12.2 g (7.8 dwt), based on a drachma of 6.1 g ...

4. Glossary of numismatics - Wikipedia

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   A coin with one type of metal in the center with an outer ring of a different metal. Examples are the 1 and 2 Euro coins and the Canadian "toonie" two-dollar coin. blank. Also called a planchet or flan. 1. A prepared disk of metal on which the design for a coin will be stamped. [1] 2. The un-struck or flat side of a uniface coin or medal. brass

5. Jewellery - Wikipedia

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   Jewellery (or jewelry in American English) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks. Jewellery may be attached to the body or the clothes.

6. List of coin hoards in China - Wikipedia

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   [13] [14] Among the excavated cash coins was one notable silver specimen, this cash coin notably has a diameter of 66 millimeters, a thickness of 7 millimeters, and a weight of 96.15 grams, compared to most State of Qin Ban Liang cash coins made from bronze which typically have a diameter between 32 and 34 millimeters and weigh only 8 grams. [13]

7. Sōrin - Wikipedia

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   The sōrin (相輪, lit. alternate rings) is the vertical shaft which tops a Japanese pagoda, whether made of stone or wood. [1] [note 1] The sōrin of a wooden pagoda is usually made of bronze and can be over 10 meters tall. [2] That of a stone pagoda is also of stone and less than a meter long.