This beautiful necklace features a carved Black Onyx Chinese Coin. About 1 1/2" around. The necklace itself is faceted Black Onyx and Thai silver spacer beads. The chain is sterling silver and the toggle is Thai SIlver.
This necklace is about 18" in length and the chain and onyx beads hang down another 5". #438

The mythical power of the written Chinese language along with the authority of the Chinese empire have traditionally combined to make Chinese coins into something more than just a form of currency.

For this reason, people believed that by utilizing the inscriptions (legends) of certain Chinese coins, the power of charms would be further enhanced.

Some coin inscriptions are used on charms because they have an inherent auspicious meaning. For example, the inscription on the Liao Dynasty (916-1125 AD) qian qiu wan sui coin expresses the hope for longevity with the meaning of "a thousand autumns and ten thousand years". This Liao Dynasty coin is described in more detail below.

Another example would be the zheng de reign title of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD) Emperor Wu Zong. Zheng de means "correct virtue". The inscription zheng de tong bao meaning "currency of correct virtue", became a very popular inscription on Chinese charms even though no actual coins with this inscription were ever cast by the government!

Other Chinese coin inscriptions seem to have been used on charms because the coins were issued during a time of disunity and unrest which the Chinese people, unfortunately, have faced many times throughout their history. Charms using the coin inscriptions of Wang Mang (7-23 AD), whose monetary reforms brought unprecedented disorder,

Still other Chinese coin legends were used because of a perceived force in the metal used in the casting of the coins of that era, such as the Later Zhou Dynasty (951-960 AD) zhou yuan tong bao charms.

About this Stone:
Onyx Gemstone meaning
Onyx is known to separate. It can help release negative emotions such as sorrow and grief. It is used to end unhappy or bothersome relationships.

Onyx guards against negativity
Onyx jewelry is worn to defend against negativity that is directed at you. Black stones have protective energies in the sense that black is the absence of light, and therefore, can be used to create invisibility.

Fortifies self confidence and responsibility
Sharpens your senses
Encourages a healthy egotism


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I am not a Gemologist or a Lapidary. Gemstones were identified at the time of purchase by the supplier. Any errors, discrepancies, or omissions are not intentional. All gemstone meanings, metaphysical properties and associated verbiage are not claims of fact but have been gathered from writing, books, folklore and various sources