<p>獎牌 Medal</p>

<p>農工商部 Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce</p>

<p>製 make (made)</p>

<p>二等 2nd Class/Grade</p>

<p><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%BE%B2%E5%B7%A5%E5%95%86%E9%83%A8" rel="noreferrer">農工商部</a>是清朝政府於光緒三十二年（1906年）設立的中央機構。<br>
"Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce" was the central government established by the Qing government in the thirty-second year during the Guangxu period (1906).</p>

<p><a href="http://blog.xuite.net/coins888/twblog/336893504-1907%E5%B9%B4%E5%A4%A7%E6%B8%85%E8%BE%B2%E5%B7%A5%E5%95%86%E9%83%A8%E8%A3%BD%E4%B8%80%E7%AD%89%E3%80%81%E4%BA%8C%E7%AD%89%E5%8F%8A%E4%B8%89%E7%AD%89%E9%8A%80%E8%B3%AA%E7%8D%8E%E7%89%8C%E7%B0%A1%E4%BB%8B%E5%8F%8A%E6%88%90%E4%BA%A4%E5%83%B9" rel="noreferrer">Price in the August 2013 Hong Kong Auction</a></p>

<p><a href="https://read01.com/EG8kK8.html" rel="noreferrer">農工商部製 二等 獎牌</a></p>

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2017-03-15T18:25:20.680Z
+1 Definitely a medal from Qing government. There are even Manchu and Mongolian script on it.
Archeosudoerus
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2017-03-13T02:52:52.817Z
2017-03-13T02:52:52.817Z
hinen
<p>“农工商部”“奖牌”“二等”It isn't a coin.</p>

CC BY-SA 3.0
2017-03-13T15:33:06.597Z
2017-03-13T15:33:06.597Z
Chinese boy
<p>It is a medal, a prize for second place.</p>

<p>The first picture, on the outside says:</p>

<p>农,工,商,部,制 nóng, gōng,shāng, bù, zhì， basically: Farming, Workers' and Business Department made (by)</p>

<p>In the middle of the first picture it says: 奖牌 jiǎngpái prize, medal</p>

<p>The other side, between the dragons says : 二等 èrděng second prize</p>

<p>It is not money, hope you did not pay too much for it!</p>

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2017-03-13T01:35:01.683Z
农,工,商部  better be translated as  'Agriculture, Labor and Commerce departments' here
Tang Ho
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2017-03-13T04:41:32.207Z
also has Manchu text（script derived from Mongolian script)
user6065
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2017-03-13T00:18:34.503Z
2017-03-13T00:38:58.943Z
2017-03-13T00:38:58.943Z
Pedroski
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/gU8P2.jpg" alt="coin side 1 "><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/eC2yd.jpg" alt="coin side 2"></p>

<p>I bought this beautiful coin and I have no idea what it says. I think it is Chinese. For the case it is not, please forgive my ignorance, there has been no intention to offend you</p>

<meaning>
What does it say on this coin?
# What does it say on this coin?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-03-12)

![coin side 1 ](https://i.sstatic.net/gU8P2.jpg)![coin side 2](https://i.sstatic.net/eC2yd.jpg)

I bought this beautiful coin and I have no idea what it says. I think it is Chinese. For the case it is not, please forgive my ignorance, there has been no intention to offend you

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-03-13. Score: 10

獎牌 Medal

農工商部 Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce

製 make (made)

二等 2nd Class/Grade

[農工商部](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%BE%B2%E5%B7%A5%E5%95%86%E9%83%A8)是清朝政府於光緒三十二年（1906年）設立的中央機構。  
"Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce" was the central government established by the Qing government in the thirty-second year during the Guangxu period (1906).

[Price in the August 2013 Hong Kong Auction](http://blog.xuite.net/coins888/twblog/336893504-1907%E5%B9%B4%E5%A4%A7%E6%B8%85%E8%BE%B2%E5%B7%A5%E5%95%86%E9%83%A8%E8%A3%BD%E4%B8%80%E7%AD%89%E3%80%81%E4%BA%8C%E7%AD%89%E5%8F%8A%E4%B8%89%E7%AD%89%E9%8A%80%E8%B3%AA%E7%8D%8E%E7%89%8C%E7%B0%A1%E4%BB%8B%E5%8F%8A%E6%88%90%E4%BA%A4%E5%83%B9)

[農工商部製 二等 獎牌](https://read01.com/EG8kK8.html)

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: +1 Definitely a medal from Qing government. There are even Manchu and Mongolian script on it.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-03-13. Score: 0

“农工商部”“奖牌”“二等”It isn't a coin.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2017-03-13. Score: 0

It is a medal, a prize for second place.

The first picture, on the outside says:

农,工,商,部,制 nóng, gōng,shāng, bù, zhì， basically: Farming, Workers' and Business Department made (by)

In the middle of the first picture it says: 奖牌 jiǎngpái prize, medal

The other side, between the dragons says : 二等 èrděng second prize

It is not money, hope you did not pay too much for it!

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: 农,工,商部  better be translated as  'Agriculture, Labor and Commerce departments' here  
> **username_6**: also has Manchu text（script derived from Mongolian script)  

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