Ming Dynasty Bronze Badge Medal Token Amulet. Depicting a phoenix on one side and storks or ho ho birds on the other. Believed to be a type of identification token for the royal palace. Offered in good overall used antique condition but showing signs of wear in keeping with age and usage; verdigris and encrustations of cuprite and malachite which signifies burial at some point in time. Measures: 5.2 cm long approximately by 5.0 cm wide approximately by 0.2 cm deep approximately.