Chinese Coin Good Luck Charm

Wide, flat disc with an oversized rim and characters worn nearly soft.

This coin good luck charm is from China. It is bronze. Cast in bronze, charms of this kind often imitate the form of real coins but usually carry auspicious phrases or symbols rather than a denomination. Large round piece with a broad, pale raised rim and a small diamond-set square hole. The four characters on the dark inner field are thick and slightly smeared, and the surface has a dull, satiny gray-gold tone.

Big rim, soft edges, still readable.