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  fang kong qian (ancient Chinese coins)

 

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Fang kong qian, ancient Chinese coins. The circular outside of the coin represents Heaven and the square hole in the center represents Earth or the country China, referring to guo (国), the Chinese character for ‘country’, that likewise is surrounded by a square.