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			Actually Tim, by the pictures I see, the gold looks to be more than gold leaf.  I think it may have originally been gold or brass inlay.  However, over time, a soft metal like this would wear away.  I have seen this happen in Nepalese and Tibetan horas and gold inlays.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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