Chinese white square metal trade tokens

[Bee123]

Does any one have any idea what these little white metal tokens are, obviously they are Chinese and I have ascertained Hong Kong, I have searched the web and cannot find anything like them.
Any information on them would be much appreciated, even if someone can read the Cantonese writing on them would be a start.

 

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[DizzyDigger]

Have you weighed them? Guessing they are 1 oz. silver.

 

[paulb104]

Also, if you're taking the pics with your phone, I'd recommending cropping the pictures before posting them so we can see them better and more close up, and rotate them to the correct orientation.

 

[jewelerguy]

something in the pic (such as a coin) to compare their size to is always helpful. I don't believe they are trade tokens. I would lean more towards them being bullion bars/ingots. I searched the net and couldn't come up with anything either. I don't see any tarnish which would certainly help identify them as silver, but they could be silver of course. I'm wondering if by chance they might possibly be platinum?

 

[namxat]

The logo on the Backside (inspired by ancient chinese spade money coins btw) is from Hang Seng Bank in Hong Kong.

So, you have small silver ingots from one of the most trustworthy Banks in SE Asia. These are popular as give-aways there, since precoius metals do have cultural significance in all Chinese communities. Smarter than flowers, if you ask me.

You can weigh them but the are likley rather Tael fractionals/multiples than Ounces.


Namxat

 

[Bee123]

Many thanks Namxat, very interesting. I did weigh them and although they all appear same size they are all different weights slightly.