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East Asia

The East Asian Collection is one of the most important in Europe with more than 20,000 coins. It includes approximately 15,000 Chinese coins – through the entire history of China from 600 BC to the 21th century, and 3,000 Korean coins – from the Koryŏ period to Korea's first modern milled coinage (1882). Vietnamese coins and Chinese amulets are also well represented. The Japanese coin collection of 1,600 coins has been documented by Nobuhisa Furuta, Shin’ichi Sakuraki and Lyce Jankowski.

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119343)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

毛主席万岁 / 东方红, portrait bust of Chairman Mao Zedong, left (right corner); red sun with sunray striations; Gate of Heavenly Peace; huabiao (left); inscription on light-blue background; calligraphic inscription on white background to left; all in relief

Reverse

廿一？, inscription and number

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119344)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

大海航行靠舵手, two-part composition: left: portrait bust of Chairman Mao Zedong, left; red sunray striations. Right: passenger liner; massive flag behind; birds in air; light blue background; inscription on white background; golden frame; all in relief

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119345)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

毛主席万岁, portrait bust of Chairman Mao Zedong in relief, left; red sunray striations; inscription below on red background; whole on white background

Reverse

2 [backwards], inscription

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119346)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

为人民服务, portrait bust of Chairman Mao Zedong in relief, left; red background; calligraphic inscription below; golden frame

Reverse

毛主席万岁 / 北京红旗证章厂, inscription

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119347)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

毛主席万岁, portrait bust of Chairman Mao Zedong in relief, left; red sunray striations; calligraphic inscription; golden frame

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119348)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

为了反对帝国主义的侵略我们一定要建立强大的海军毛泽东, portrait bust of Chairman Mao Zedong in relief, left (military cap and collar); red sunray striations; row of flags; calligraphic inscription; golden frame

Reverse

毛主席登舰纪念 / 一九五三年 / 东海舰队, inscription

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119349)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

为人民服务, calligraphic inscription on red background; golden frame

Reverse

3 / 中国人民解放军总政治部制, inscription and number

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119350)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

要斗私批修, calligraphic inscription on red background; golden frame

Reverse

参？？, inscription and number

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119351)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

为人民服务, calligraphic inscription on red striated background; golden frame

Reverse

cogwheel resembling a sunflower with stalk and leaves

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119352)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

portrait bust of Chairman Mao Zedong, left; red sunray striations; semi-circular sun behind Gate of Heavenly Peace; golden frame

Reverse

毛主席是我们心中最红最红的红太阳, flying flag with stylized building below inscription, possibly the Gate of Heavenly Peace

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119353)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

要斗私批修 / 毛主席万岁, portrait bust of Chairman Mao Zedong, left; red sunray striations; semi-circular sun behind Gate of Heavenly Peace; calligraphic inscription below bust; inscription in white surrounding frame

Reverse

毛主席万岁万万岁!, inscription

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119354)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

毛主席万岁, portrait bust of Chairman Mao Zedong, left; red background; inscription; golden frame

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119355)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

portrait bust of Chairman Mao Zedong, left; red sunray striations; Gate of Heavenly Peace below; golden frame

Reverse

毛主席万岁 / 北京红旗证章厂, inscription

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119356)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

毛主席万岁, portrait bust of Chairman Mao Zedong, left; bust on topmost of three red flags; inscription on golden ribbon below

Reverse

中国佛山, inscription

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119357)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

星星之火可以燎原 / 毛泽东, Flaming torch above Chinese hanging lantern shape that also bears some relation to a globe; calligraphic inscription on red background

Reverse

A single spark can start a prairie fire Mao Tse-Tung, inscription in English

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119358)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

延安, Yan’an scene with Yanhe bridge and pagoda on hill; red background; calligraphic inscription on white background

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119359)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

毛主席万岁, portrait bust of Chairman Mao Zedong, left; inscription on left; Gate of Heavenly Peace below inscription

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119360)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

毛主席万岁, Three disembodied hands (representing the peoples of Asia, Africa, and Latin America) holding up a volume of the writings of Mao Zedong; golden rays emanate from the book; inscription below

Reverse

亚非拉革命人民热爱毛主席 / 上海二, inscription