Nurhachi Coin Charm

Actual size is 27.5 mm.
Shown piece is reffered to Charms becouse coin have some patterns on the rim.

That coin is known as first coin of Ch'ing (Qing) [] Dynasty.
In F.Schjoth [S] book we can see next description: I received message about that coin from Mr.Y.K.Leung: Nurhachi (1559-1626) is a Manchu khan that in 1616 established Later Qin [] Dynasty. Nurhachi waged wars with Ming [] Empire and was grandfather of Emperor Shun Zhi who launched the invasion of China in 1644 and became the first Emperor of Qinq [] Dynasty.

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