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178:(鹭), as the artist that designed this Chinese numismatic charm long ago during the reign of the Manchu Qing Dynasty made a slight mistake which goes unnoticed by most people. Despite this mistake, the “heron” or “egret”, still works in Traditional Chinese symbolism as a rebus because it shares the same pronunciation as the Mandarin Chinese language word for “salary”, or
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The reverse side of this coin amulet has what, at first (1st) glance, appears to be a haphazard collection of animals and objects displayed on a
Chinese numismatic charm that are supposed to mean very little, but using the Mandarin Chinese language, as well as the richness of traditional and ancient
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Chinese numismatic charm, which is 38 mm in diameter and dates to the Manchu Qing (Ch’ing) Dynasty (1644-1911) period, the reverse side of this coin charm exemplifies the special characteristics of usage of rebuses in
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170:(壽 / 寿), this is the traditional Chinese symbol with the meaning of “longevity”. Meanwhile, the bird found on the right side of the reverse side of this charm is the “crane”, pronounced as
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