ssttrrrr Posted December 28, 2009 at 04:58 PM Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 at 04:58 PM Someone knows what these symbols mean ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Wangel Posted December 29, 2009 at 10:50 AM Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 at 10:50 AM The second photo writes "光绪通宝" "光绪" is the 11th emperor of Qing Dynasty. The words in the first photo aren't chinese.It's the language of Manchu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny同志 Posted December 30, 2009 at 11:23 AM Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 at 11:23 AM I like it. If only I had one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbradfor Posted December 30, 2009 at 05:52 PM Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 at 05:52 PM http://metapot.com/product.php?productid=2676 [ignore the fact that they are upside down....] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trien27 Posted January 3, 2010 at 04:00 AM Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 at 04:00 AM First photo = [word direction are either from left to right or top to bottom in Manchu] = "Boo ciūal": "boo" = home, house or family, I can't find the meaning of "ciūal" For ū, substitute with v at http://www.anaku.cn/dict to get the meaning of the Manchu words. So it has something to do with family or home? Source: http://www.anaku.cn/dict [to find the meanings in Manchu] http://www.anaku.cn/eng/ [to find the words in Manchu "alphabet"] The second photo writes "光绪通宝""光绪" is the 11th emperor of Qing Dynasty. The words in the first photo aren't chinese.It's the language of Manchu. That's correct. 光绪, Guangxu ruled China from 1875-1908 so the coin was made between those years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manymore Posted January 3, 2010 at 04:51 PM Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 at 04:51 PM The Manchu character on the left is "boo" which, in this case, is a transliteration of the Chinese character "bao" (宝) meaning "treasure". The Manchu character on the right is "Chiowan" which refers to the Board of Revenue mint in Peking (Beijing). This particular coin, however, appears to be a modern reproduction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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