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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 (HCR119387)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

portrait bust of Chairman Mao Zedong (military cap and collar), left; red sunray striations; broad golden rim

Reverse

北京 / 毛主席万岁! / 10, inscription

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119389)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

忠, portrait bust of Chairman Mao Zedong, left; red background; golden sunray striations; three loyalty characters within three red heart shapes

Reverse

?? / 毛主席万岁, central star; inscription within star; inscription below

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119390)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

portrait bust of Chairman Mao Zedong, left; red background; golden rim

Reverse

毛主席万岁 / 北京红旗证章厂, inscription

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119391)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

portrait bust of Chairman Mao Zedong, left; red background; silver rim

Reverse

北京, inscription

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119392)

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; golden rim

Reverse

中国北京, inscription

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119393)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

portrait bust of Chairman Mao Zedong, left; golden stippled background; golden rim

Reverse

? 印, inscription

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119394)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

portrait bust of Chairman Mao Zedong, left; red background; silver rim

Reverse

北京, inscription

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119395)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

portrait bust of Chairman Mao Zedong, left; golden stippled background; golden rim

Reverse

毛主席万岁! 万万岁! / （重庆）/ 4, inscription and number

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119396)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

portrait bust of Chairman Mao Zedong, left; red background; red sunray striations; silver rim with raised dot decoration

Reverse

毛主席万岁 / ??, large central sunflower; calligraphic inscription below; inscription

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119397)

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; broad golden rim

Reverse

毛主席万岁 / 北京红旗证章厂, inscription

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119398)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

忠, portrait bust of Chairman Mao Zedong, left; red sunray striations; loyalty character on a heart below bust; three sunflowers below

Reverse

浙13- 1 永远忠于毛主席, inscription

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119400)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

portrait bust of Chairman Mao Zedong (military collar), left; red sunray striations; golden rim

Reverse

为人民服务 / 參字001, inscription and number

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119401)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

全世界無產者聯合起來, portrait bust of Chairman Mao Zedong, left on red flag; golden globe below; inscription on globe

Reverse

毛主席万岁 / 北京红旗证章厂, inscription

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119402)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

portrait bust of Chairman Mao Zedong, left; golden stippled background; golden rim

Reverse

北京 / 毛主席万岁! 万万岁!, inscription

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119403)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

portrait bust of Chairman Mao Zedong, left; red background; mounted on golden five-pointed star

Reverse

毛主席万岁, inscription

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119404)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

伟大导师伟大领袖伟大统帅伟大舵手 / 毛主席万岁, portrait bust of Chairman Mao Zedong, left; red background with sunray striations within golden frame; inscription on frame

Reverse

沪 25, inscription and number

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119405)

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, left; red background within golden frame; ears of corn both sides and below; calligraphic inscription below bust

Reverse

北京 / 毛主席万岁, inscription

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119406)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

portrait bust of Chairman Mao Zedong (military cap and collar), left; red sunray striations; golden frame with continuous dot pattern

Reverse

毛主席万岁 / 北京红旗证章厂, inscription

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119409)

Period

Chinese

Person

Mao Zedong 毛泽东, 1893 - 1976

Dating

Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Obverse

portrait bust of Chairman Mao Zedong, left; light-red background; red flag in lower half; hammer and sickle in top left corner of flag; pine tree below bust

Chinese Mao badge (HCR119411)

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; golden frame

Reverse

做毛主席的好战士 / 中国人民解放军总政治部制, Calligraphic inscription; inscription; flag with stylized building, possibly the Gate of Heavenly Peace