Chinese what?

[Rob 3,002]

Googling 1989 year of the snake is worse than useless. Clues anybody as to what it is? Diameter is about 32-33mm and weight of object, capsule and plastic is only 17.32g. A similar capsule is just under 3g, so allowing a gram for the plastic leaves an approximate weight of 13-13.5g Thanks.

 

[Nutsaboutcoins 105]

Not one I'm familiar with, Do you think it is Gold Rob? as a lot of gold commemoratives have the weight & fineness on the coin.

 

Ian..

[Rob 3,002]

17 minutes ago, Nutsaboutcoins said:

Not one I'm familiar with, Do you think it is Gold Rob? as a lot of gold commemoratives have the weight & fineness on the coin.

 

Ian..

No chance.

[Phil FK 3]

The large characters say:       Peaceful prosperous snake year

The smaller ones below say something like:  Made at the Mint factory ShenYang in China.

 

Here in Singapore the mint produces special medallions like this & for other occasions. Not legal tender but usually gold or silver.

 

A bit of Googling around Shenyang mint reveals similar.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Shenyang-mint-1988-Lunar-Dragon-brass-33mm-china-coin-medal/322088060482?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131003132420%26meid%3Dd797cb89c8b241729b247fe309d878a9%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D161820302544

[Rob 3,002]

Wonderful, thank you.

It was obviously not gold - too light, and the guy who picked them up in China 25 years ago threw them in with the rest of the things I bought off him. I suspect he would have remembered if he had paid gold prices.