Chinese Amulet?

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Can anyone identify this? Need the lettering and correct orientation of the reverse if possible.

27.5 g

44.4mm

Non-magnetic

 

Thank you

 

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Annam.

Take a look at the bottom of this page:

https://art-hanoi.com/toda/%E8%88%88%E6%99%AF*

Annam 景興通寶 (Canh-hung-thong-bao).

Thank you for the help. Last question.

 

So that I enter this into Numista correctly. Using this page as a guide.

Medal - Cảnh Thịnh Thông Bảo - Empire of Vietnam – Numista

No. 142 appears the closest to me.

This would be listed as a coin and not a medal?

Under Viet-Nam?

 

Title: King Hien-tong - Cảnh Hưng Thông Bảo

Value: ?

Years: 1740 - 1786

Reference: Barker 210.1

 

Obverse Lettering: 景興通寶

Script: Chinese (Simplified) ?

Translation: Cảnh Hưng Thông Bảo

 

 

Reverse Description: Dragon playing with a pearl

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