✅ SOLVED What Is This? Chinese Zodiac or Something? Coin? ???

[DigDug216]

Can anyone help me identify this? I found it in Statesville, NC while hunting around a civil war camp. Doubt it was something the soldiers carried. Not sure what to make of it. This one might stump even the greatest of experts! lol

 

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[Breezie]

It looks like a Chinese amulet; basically a 'good luck' piece. One side of yours depicts the Zodiac animals.

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Amulet with zodiac animals & Pa Kua ? (7502), lowlands-collection
Neat find
Breezie

 

[Mackaydon]

It's a Chinese New Year's charm.The outer band of images shows the 12 earthly branches on the coin represented by 12 different animals: the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. Each animal symbolizes certain traits and characteristics for the year.
Don..

 

[DigDug216]

Breezie, you are awesome! Thanks for helping me! Pictures would be most excellent and i wonder if you know a time period it could have been made.