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class="post_author_intro">by</span> <span class="post_author" itemprop="author">Gary Ashkenazy</span> <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2011-05-29" /> <meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2020-12-11" /> <span class="post_date_intro">on</span> <span class="post_date" title="2011-05-29">May 29, 2011</span> </div> </div> <a class="thumb_link" href="https://primaltrek.com/blog/2011/05/29/chinas-largest-gold-coin/" title="read more"><img class="thumb alignleft frame" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="China&#8217;s Largest Gold Coin thumbnail" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-lazy-src="http://primaltrek.com/goldcoin1.jpg" /><noscript><img class="thumb alignleft frame" src="http://primaltrek.com/goldcoin1.jpg" alt="China&#8217;s Largest Gold Coin thumbnail" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" /></noscript></a> <div class="post_content post_excerpt" itemprop="description"> <p>China recently auctioned the largest gold coin the country has ever minted.&nbsp; In the year 2000 when it was produced, it held the distinction of being the largest gold coin in the world. The coin sold for about $1.18 million (7.70 million yuan) at an auction conducted by China Guardian Auctions on May 14, 2011 [...]</p> </div> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments:0" /> <span class="bracket">{</span> <a class="num_comments_link" href="https://primaltrek.com/blog/2011/05/29/chinas-largest-gold-coin/#commentform" rel="nofollow"><span class="num_comments">0</span> comments</a> <span class="bracket">}</span> </div> <div id="post-779" class="post_box grt" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <div class="headline_area"> <h2 class="headline" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://primaltrek.com/blog/2011/05/28/eight-decalitres-of-talent-charm/" rel="bookmark">&#8220;Eight Decalitres of Talent&#8221; Charm</a></h2> <div class="byline small"> <span class="post_author_intro">by</span> <span class="post_author" itemprop="author">Gary Ashkenazy</span> <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2011-05-28" /> <meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2020-12-11" /> <span class="post_date_intro">on</span> <span class="post_date" title="2011-05-28">May 28, 2011</span> </div> </div> <a class="thumb_link" href="https://primaltrek.com/blog/2011/05/28/eight-decalitres-of-talent-charm/" title="read more"><img class="thumb alignleft frame" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="&#8220;Eight Decalitres of Talent&#8221; Charm thumbnail" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-lazy-src="http://primaltrek.com/badou1.jpg" /><noscript><img class="thumb alignleft frame" src="http://primaltrek.com/badou1.jpg" alt="&#8220;Eight Decalitres of Talent&#8221; Charm thumbnail" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" /></noscript></a> <div class="post_content post_excerpt" itemprop="description"> <p>Cao Cao (曹操, 155-220 AD) was a warlord and a major historical figure of the Three Kingdoms period of ancient China. Cao Cao had two sons.&nbsp; Both Cao Pi (曹丕) and Cao Zhi (曹植) were very intelligent but the younger Cao Zhi was exceptionally gifted. At the left is a handmade charm dating from the [...]</p> </div> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments:2" /> <span class="bracket">{</span> <a class="num_comments_link" href="https://primaltrek.com/blog/2011/05/28/eight-decalitres-of-talent-charm/#comments" rel="nofollow"><span class="num_comments">2</span> comments</a> <span class="bracket">}</span> </div> <div id="post-739" class="post_box grt" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <div class="headline_area"> <h2 class="headline" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://primaltrek.com/blog/2011/05/27/chinese-star-charm/" rel="bookmark">Chinese Star Charm</a></h2> <div class="byline small"> <span class="post_author_intro">by</span> <span class="post_author" itemprop="author">Gary Ashkenazy</span> <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2011-05-27" /> <meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2020-12-11" /> <span class="post_date_intro">on</span> <span class="post_date" title="2011-05-27">May 27, 2011</span> </div> </div> <a class="thumb_link" href="https://primaltrek.com/blog/2011/05/27/chinese-star-charm/" title="read more"><img class="thumb alignleft frame" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Chinese Star Charm thumbnail" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-lazy-src="http://primaltrek.com/daguan2.jpg" /><noscript><img class="thumb alignleft frame" src="http://primaltrek.com/daguan2.jpg" alt="Chinese Star Charm thumbnail" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" /></noscript></a> <div class="post_content post_excerpt" itemprop="description"> <p>The &#8220;da guan tong bao&#8221; (大觀通寶) coin shown here was cast during the years 1107-1110 of the reign of Emperor Hui Zong of the Song Dynasty.&nbsp; The coin is considered one of the most beautiful of all Chinese coins due to its exquisite calligraphy.&nbsp; The Emperor himself did the calligraphy and his style has become [...]</p> </div> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments:2" /> <span class="bracket">{</span> <a class="num_comments_link" href="https://primaltrek.com/blog/2011/05/27/chinese-star-charm/#comments" rel="nofollow"><span class="num_comments">2</span> comments</a> <span class="bracket">}</span> </div> <div id="post-645" class="post_box grt" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <div class="headline_area"> <h2 class="headline" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://primaltrek.com/blog/2011/05/18/battle-of-jimo-horse-coin/" rel="bookmark">&#8220;Battle of Jimo&#8221; Horse Coin</a></h2> <div class="byline small"> <span class="post_author_intro">by</span> <span class="post_author" itemprop="author">Gary Ashkenazy</span> <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2011-05-18" /> <meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2020-12-11" /> <span class="post_date_intro">on</span> <span class="post_date" title="2011-05-18">May 18, 2011</span> </div> </div> <a class="thumb_link" href="https://primaltrek.com/blog/2011/05/18/battle-of-jimo-horse-coin/" title="read more"><img class="thumb alignleft frame" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="&#8220;Battle of Jimo&#8221; Horse Coin thumbnail" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-lazy-src="http://primaltrek.com/yueyirev1.jpg" /><noscript><img class="thumb alignleft frame" src="http://primaltrek.com/yueyirev1.jpg" alt="&#8220;Battle of Jimo&#8221; Horse Coin thumbnail" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" /></noscript></a> <div class="post_content post_excerpt" itemprop="description"> <p>Most ancient Chinese horse coins display only a horse with no rider. Horse coins displaying a horse with a rider are much scarcer and those originating from the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD) are particularly rare. The specimen at the left is a later version of one of these Song Dynasty horse coins with a rider. [...]</p> </div> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments:0" /> <span class="bracket">{</span> <a class="num_comments_link" href="https://primaltrek.com/blog/2011/05/18/battle-of-jimo-horse-coin/#commentform" rel="nofollow"><span class="num_comments">0</span> comments</a> <span class="bracket">}</span> </div> <div id="post-604" class="post_box grt" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <div class="headline_area"> <h2 class="headline" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://primaltrek.com/blog/2011/05/15/drilled-hole-ban-liang-coins/" rel="bookmark">&#8220;Drilled Hole&#8221; Ban Liang Coins</a></h2> <div class="byline small"> <span class="post_author_intro">by</span> <span class="post_author" itemprop="author">Gary Ashkenazy</span> <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2011-05-15" /> <meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2020-12-11" /> <span class="post_date_intro">on</span> <span class="post_date" title="2011-05-15">May 15, 2011</span> </div> </div> <a class="thumb_link" href="https://primaltrek.com/blog/2011/05/15/drilled-hole-ban-liang-coins/" title="read more"><img class="thumb alignleft frame" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="&#8220;Drilled Hole&#8221; Ban Liang Coins thumbnail" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-lazy-src="http://primaltrek.com/banlianghole1.jpg" /><noscript><img class="thumb alignleft frame" src="http://primaltrek.com/banlianghole1.jpg" alt="&#8220;Drilled Hole&#8221; Ban Liang Coins thumbnail" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" /></noscript></a> <div class="post_content post_excerpt" itemprop="description"> <p>The ban liang coin was the official money of the state of Qin during the Warring States period.&nbsp; When Qin Shi Huang conquered the various &#8220;warring states&#8221; and unified China for the first time in 221 BC, the ban liang became the official coinage of the empire.&nbsp; The ban liang continued as the official currency [...]</p> </div> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments:2" /> <span class="bracket">{</span> <a class="num_comments_link" href="https://primaltrek.com/blog/2011/05/15/drilled-hole-ban-liang-coins/#comments" rel="nofollow"><span class="num_comments">2</span> comments</a> <span class="bracket">}</span> </div> <div id="post-504" class="post_box grt" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <div class="headline_area"> <h2 class="headline" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://primaltrek.com/blog/2011/05/13/safe-journey-charm/" rel="bookmark">Safe Journey Charm</a></h2> <div class="byline small"> <span class="post_author_intro">by</span> <span class="post_author" itemprop="author">Gary Ashkenazy</span> <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2011-05-13" /> <meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2020-12-11" /> <span class="post_date_intro">on</span> <span class="post_date" title="2011-05-13">May 13, 2011</span> </div> </div> <a class="thumb_link" href="https://primaltrek.com/blog/2011/05/13/safe-journey-charm/" title="read more"><img class="thumb alignleft frame" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Safe Journey Charm thumbnail" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-lazy-src="http://primaltrek.com/shuilupinganrev1.jpg" /><noscript><img class="thumb alignleft frame" src="http://primaltrek.com/shuilupinganrev1.jpg" alt="Safe Journey Charm thumbnail" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" /></noscript></a> <div class="post_content post_excerpt" itemprop="description"> <p>In ancient times just as today, people were concerned about their safety when they traveled.&nbsp; So it is not surprising that safe journey or safe travel charms compose a major category of old Chinese charms. A rubbing of one of the more interesting examples of this type of charm is shown here. The inscription, written [...]</p> </div> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments:1" /> <span class="bracket">{</span> <a class="num_comments_link" href="https://primaltrek.com/blog/2011/05/13/safe-journey-charm/#comments" rel="nofollow"><span class="num_comments">1</span> comment</a> <span class="bracket">}</span> </div> <div id="post-442" class="post_box grt" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <div class="headline_area"> <h2 class="headline" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://primaltrek.com/blog/2011/05/11/chinese-pavilion-open-work-charm/" rel="bookmark">Chinese Pavilion Open Work Charm</a></h2> <div class="byline small"> <span class="post_author_intro">by</span> <span class="post_author" itemprop="author">Gary Ashkenazy</span> <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2011-05-11" /> <meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2020-12-11" /> <span class="post_date_intro">on</span> <span class="post_date" title="2011-05-11">May 11, 2011</span> </div> </div> <a class="thumb_link" href="https://primaltrek.com/blog/2011/05/11/chinese-pavilion-open-work-charm/" title="read more"><img class="thumb alignleft frame" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Chinese Pavilion Open Work Charm thumbnail" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" data-lazy-src="http://primaltrek.com/temple1.jpg" /><noscript><img class="thumb alignleft frame" src="http://primaltrek.com/temple1.jpg" alt="Chinese Pavilion Open Work Charm thumbnail" itemprop="thumbnailUrl" /></noscript></a> <div class="post_content post_excerpt" itemprop="description"> <p>&#8220;Open work&#8221; charms are among the most interesting and oldest of all Chinese charms.&nbsp; These are bronze charms which have irregular shaped &#8220;openings&#8221; or &#8220;holes&#8221; between very exquisite design elements. 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