Item number: A2724

Year: ND

Material: Silver

Size: 22.3 x 22.6 x 1.0 mm

Weight: 3.65 g

Provenance: Da Chen Stamps and Coins Collection 2015

This is a silver charm coin of uncertain date. Based on its craftsmanship and state of preservation, it likely dates to the late Qing dynasty or the early Republican period.

At the upper edge of the charm coin is a perforation, indicating that it was likely modified for use as a personal ornament or pendant. Both sides of the coin are bordered with a geometric pattern resembling petals or radiating sunrays. At the centre of the obverse, the Chinese characters “天赦” (Tianshe) are flanked by decorative floral motifs. Tianshe, meaning “Heaven’s Pardon”, refers to a traditional Han Chinese ritual practise in which supplicants pray to the Jade Emperor, the celestial sovereign, for forgiveness of human transgressions. In traditional religious observance, this rite was part of a more comprehensive ritual framework, which also included “Dishe” (Earth’s Pardon) and “Tiandi Duhua” (Universal Salvation by Heaven and Earth) ceremonies.

The reverse of the charm coin is likewise adorned with floral motifs. Arranged in the sequence — top, bottom, right, and left — are the four Chinese characters “歲歲平安” (Year after Year of Peace and Safety). This inscription, combined with the ritual significance of the obverse, strongly suggests that the coin’s production was closely associated with religious or ceremonial purposes, likely intended as a protective talisman or auspicious charm within traditional folk belief systems.

物件編號: A2724

年代: 不明

材質: 銀

尺寸: 22.3 x 22.6 x 1.0 mm

重量: 3.65 g

來源: 大城郵幣社 2015

這是一枚年代不明的銀質花錢，從工藝和保存程度來判斷，其時間可能落在晚清到民國之際。

花錢上緣有一個穿孔，代表這枚花錢經過加工後，可能被用作配戴的裝飾。花錢兩面的外緣皆以類似花瓣或陽光的幾何三角圖騰環繞。花錢正面的中間是兩側以花草紋飾裝飾的漢字「天赦」。天赦的全稱是「祈求天恩開赦」，為漢人傳統信仰中，向掌管天界的玉皇大帝祈求寬恕凡人犯下錯誤的儀式。除了天赦之外，完整的科儀還包含「地赦」和「天地渡化」兩個環節。

花錢背面同樣也以花草紋作為裝飾，並且按照上、下、右、左的順序打印「歲歲平安」四字。由此判斷製造這枚花錢的動機跟宗教儀式有高度的相關。