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technique

技術　—　Making

An established way of making something.

Aegina Sea Turtle Stater Aegina Sea Turtle StaterCirca 600–500 BC Cartwheel twopence Cartwheel twopence1797 1 Yang Silver (Year 501 of the Joseon Dynasty) 1 Yang Silver (Year 501 of the Joseon Dynasty)1892
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⚠ The technology of coin-making advanced not for the sake of beauty, but mostly to prevent fraud. Reeded edges and machine striking were both created for this purpose.