Type A Jadeite Safety Coin, Icy Green Float, 22.8mm, Loose

A natural Type A jadeite safety coin (平安扣) in icy texture, a green qingshui body with deeper floating green, 22.8 mm across and 4.9 mm thick. It is a loose piece with no setting, cord or bail.

Icy jadeite is fine-grained and highly translucent, so light passes through it with a clear, watery glow. The seller said "great texture, perfect". The green here runs across the whole coin: the body is a translucent emerald-tinted qingshui, and inside it wisps of darker green spread out like water plants, deep and light in turn, so the more you look the more layers you see. Among coins this size, one that is green all over and this clear is not common.

At 22.8 mm it is a small-to-middle size: dainty below a woman's collarbone and not too big for a child. As a loose piece it can go on a red cord or be fitted with a gold bail as a pendant. Green stands for growth and the safety coin for safety, so it carries good wishes for a newborn, a student or a family member recovering their health.

As a natural mineral, jadeite nearly always carries some cotton or stone lines; they do not affect wear. On a phone screen the color of this 22.8 mm green qingshui safety coin can look stronger or paler than it is, so the video in natural light is the best guide.

This 22.8 mm green qingshui safety coin has its own certificate from an accredited national gem testing lab. Once inspection confirms the match it is packed and sent, shipping free and fully insured; any import tax is paid by the recipient.