Yansheng Coins (traditional Chinese: 厭勝錢; simplified Chinese: 厌胜钱; pinyin: yàn shèng qián), commonly known as Chinese numismatic charms, refer to a collection...
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Numismatic charms are coin-like amulets and talismans from various Asian cultures, which include: Buddhist coin charms Chinese numismatic charms Coin-swords...
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Nguyên Thông Bảo (周元通寶). Like with Chinese numismatic Buddhist charms there are Vietnamese numismatic Buddhist charms that contain Sanskrit inscriptions...
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coin-like and other numismatic inspired types of charms that like the Korean and Vietnamese variants are derived from Chinese numismatic charms (also referred...
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coin-like and other numismatic inspired types of charms that like the Japanese and Vietnamese variants are derived from Chinese numismatic charms (also referred...
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based on a similar Chinese family of coin charms, amulets, and talismans but evolved independently from them. Indonesian numismatic charms tend to have been...
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piece") are Chinese numismatic charms shaped like ancient Chinese security locks. Their shape resembles a basket or in most cases the Chinese character...
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family of categories of Chinese and Vietnamese numismatic charms that incorporate elements of the Taoist religion. Taoist coin charms come in various shapes...
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Coin-sword (redirect from Chinese coin sword)
cash-swords, are a type of Chinese numismatic charms that are a form of feng shui talisman that were primarily used in southern China to ward off evil spirits...
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Vietnamese numismatic charms that depict marriage, harmonious, and/or sexual imagery. These coin charms often imitate the design of Chinese cash coins...
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simplified Chinese character (为) rather than the traditional Chinese version of the character (為). These coins are often excluded from numismatic reference...
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Buddhist coin charms are a category of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese numismatic charms that depict Buddhist religious imagery or inscriptions...
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Han dynasty coinage (category CS1 Chinese (China)-language sources (zh-cn))
early Chinese numismatic charms that were discovered were meant to be worn (see "Chinese pendant charms"). The reasons for the emergence of Chinese numismatic...
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Chinese and Vietnamese numismatic charms, these charms can be described as a talismanic coin as they are often based on Chinese cash coins but can also...
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'Hollowed out money / Elegant money') are a type of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese numismatic charms characterised by irregularly shaped "holes" or...
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Zhengde Tongbao (category Chinese numismatic charms)
Thông Bảo / Chánh Đức Thông Bảo) is a fantasy cash coin, Chinese, and Vietnamese numismatic charm bearing an inscription based on the reign title of the...
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will then cause them to spit the iron cash coin out. A number of Chinese numismatic charms were also believed to have medicinal effects. During the Qing...
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Eight Treasures (category Articles containing simplified Chinese-language text)
Things, are popular symbols often depicted in Chinese art and on Chinese numismatic charms. While technically they may be any subset of the much longer list...
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Zhong Kui (category Articles containing Chinese-language text)
Huang Gong, Chinese City God Chinese numismatic charm Fulu Hei Bai Wu Chang, Chinese constables of underworld Imperial examination in Chinese mythology...
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Vault protector coin (category Chinese numismatic charms)
(traditional Chinese: 鎮庫錢; simplified Chinese: 镇库钱; pinyin: zhèn kù qián) were a type of Chinese numismatic charm coins created by Chinese mints. These...
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Money tree (myth) (category Chinese numismatic charms)
(2009-03-26). "Chinese Folktales: "The White-Nosed Cat" and Other Tales From the Chinese-Speaking World: Ghost Stories From Ancient China - Series One"...
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Cash coins in feng shui (redirect from Chinese Feng-Shui coin)
and evil spirits. Coin-swords are a type of Chinese numismatic charm that are primarily used in southern China. The supposed powers of coin-swords do not...
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Hell money (category Chinese numismatic charms)
The word hell on hell bank notes refers to Diyu (traditional Chinese: 地獄; simplified Chinese: 地狱; pinyin: dìyù, "underworld prison"; also 地府, dìfǔ, "underworld...
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Joss paper (category Chinese numismatic charms)
metal Others Ancestral tablet Ancestral temple Chinese ancestral worship Chinese burial money Chinese lineage associations | Kongsi Hell money Papier-mache...
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Confucian coin charms are a category of Chinese and Vietnamese numismatic charms that incorporate messages from Confucian philosophy into their inscriptions...
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of Chinese symbols, designs, and art motifs, including decorative ornaments, patterns, auspicious symbols, and iconography elements, used in Chinese visual...
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appeared in both Chinese and Khitan scripts, but the latter can more accurately be described as a type of Chinese numismatic charms as they weren't meant...
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Bamboo wife (category Articles containing Chinese-language text)
conceal her profession as a prostitute from her father. Certain Chinese numismatic charms reference bamboo wives in the form of a riddle that reads, "Empty...
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Horse coin (redirect from Chinese Horse charm)
(Traditional Chinese: 馬錢; Simplified Chinese: 马钱; Pinyin: mǎ qián), alternatively dama qian (打馬錢), are a type of Chinese numismatic charm that originated...
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Later Zhou (category Articles containing simplified Chinese-language text)
going through a difficult labour. The Chinese numismatic charms based on the Zhouyuan Tongbao often depict a Chinese dragon and fenghuang as a pair on their...
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