Found Some Interesting Item
 

About two months ago, i found an interesting Item, i can you tell that its Asian but i am unsure if its Japanese or Chinese in origin and i really dont know how old it is.

I hope some of you may know this item and what its for?
Thanks.

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its a chinese coin i guess...

Chinese good luck coin.
If it's of a base metal with just a brass finish, its a cheap trinket.

But I would guess that they are based on the design of older coins that were once used as currency.