✅ SOLVED Found in Hong Kong

[Red-Coat]

As the title says, that's where it was found... but what is it?



It's almost an inch and a half in diameter and appears to be silver, but not of high content. The design is the same on both sides, so unlikely to be a coin. Token? Chinese 'good luck' piece? Decorative doodad with no particular significance?

Any ideas?

 

[Retired Sarge]

I'd gamble and say it's a token, due to repeated design on both sides. Where and what for I don't know yet.

 

[Noah_D]

Is it Aluminum? Silver?

 

[Noah_D]

It looks like it might have been soldered into something?

 

[Red-Coat]

Is it Aluminum? Silver?

Definitely not aluminium. It's either a white metal imitation with a low silver content or a low fineness silver.

 

[bowwinkles]

I think that it is part of something that was attached to it. The pattern of weld spots is somewhat symmetrical. This is a display of some of the square hole Chinese coins: https://www.shutterstock.com/search/old+chinese+coin

 

[Red-Coat]

It looks like it might have been soldered into something?

Possibly into a mount since the blobs are on both sides. If so, I would think that was done retrospectively... perhaps to convert it into a pendant or other piece of jewellery. I would be pretty sure however that it started life as just that holed disc and the soldering was done at a later time.

 

[Retired Sarge]

I've looked at Japanese, Korean and Chinese, Indian, Asian gaming tokens, tokens, coins etc and can't find anything. I'm at a loss, unless someone comes up with a match, my suggestion would be to join a token forum and post it.

I've looked at so many tokens, coins etc in the last few hours, everything is starting to look the same.

 

[Mackaydon]

I'll go with: Decorative doodad with no particular significance.
Don......

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

I agree with Noah and bowwinkles, it was more than likely set in a pendant frame as jewelry due to the solder points.

I'm not seeing 'Chinese' here though... looks more likely to be Tibetan or possibly Buddhist to me.

Dave

 

[tinpan]

Hi Chinese decorative piece used in culture festivities like street parades symbolic to the meaning of ''Prosperity' May have come off a historic costume or decoration eg Imperal street dragon. TP

 

[ARC]

Wind chime.

 

[tinpan]

Hi , There are 3 symbolic objects to prosperity in Chinese culture Chinese coin shape , white bird of prey and mountain oak tree .

 

[Red-Coat]

Thanks @tinpan

I think I will mark this as 'solved'.

 

[tinpan]

Thanks @tinpan

I think I will mark this as 'solved'.

Don't thank me , Thank Queen Victoria's tolerance policy to the Chinese population in Australia since the 1850's gold rush.TP