CHINA: AE charm (29.83g), CCH-908, 49mm, zhuang yuan ji di ([May you be] the first rank at the examination for the Hanlin Academy) // character fu above deer & sprig, small natural flan crack, VF, ex Dr. Axel Wahlstedt Collection.    

Zhuang yuan is the rank awarded the top scholar in the final round of the imperial examinations which would assure a person a top position in the government with all the commensurate rewards and honors. Likely cast in the Qing dynasty.

Estimate: 75-100 USD