Five Emperors' money has an auspicious meaning.
"Five Emperors' Money" refers to the year-name coins cast during the Shunzhi, Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong and Jiaqing dynasties in the early Qing Dynasty. These five year names are the same or homophonic with auspicious characters in traditional customs and culture, and are loved by people. For example, the "Shun" in "Shunzhi" means smoothness and satisfaction; the "Kang" in "Kangxi" means health and peace; the "Yong" in "Yongzheng" means wealth and a successful career; the "Qian" and "Qian" in "Qianlong" are homophonic , in line with people's desire for a wealthy life; the "Jia" in "Jiaqing" means perfect harmony.
Because of this, people are keen to collect the "Five Emperors' Money", or wear the "Five Emperors' Money" with red thread, and hang it on their children's necks, wrists or clothing to carry around. , represents people’s pursuit of good fortune and beauty. Copper coins are round on the outside and square on the inside. The outer circle represents heaven, the inner square represents earth, and the emperor's name in the middle represents people. With the three talents, Feng Shui is very powerful.
Authenticity identification of Five Emperors' coins
Because coin casting in each historical period follows a certain evolutionary trajectory. Therefore, the most critical point in identifying the authenticity of ancient coins is to look at the charm, temperament and production style of the money, and whether it conforms to the production characteristics of the era and region in which it was made. The traditional methods of identifying authenticity mainly include:
1. Read Qian Wen. According to the text version characteristics of copper coins, it is generally possible to preliminarily judge whether they are authentic or fake.
2. Look at the color. Copper coins are generally severely corroded due to their age. Whether they are hard green rust or earthy rust, they are rusty to the bone, or even completely rusty, and cannot be easily peeled off.
3. Listen to the sound. Most copper coins make a clear sound. If the sound is dull, it means there are cracks in the money. Some privately minted coins with more impurities also have a dull sound.
4. Smell. Newly unearthed copper coins have an earthy smell, while fake coins have a pungent chemical smell.