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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 of special decorative coins that are mainly used for rituals such as fortune telling, Chinese superstitions, and Feng shui. They originated during the Western Han dynasty as a variant of the contemporary Ban Liang and Wu Zhu cash coins. Over the centuries they evolved into their own commodity, with many different shapes and sizes. Their use was revitalized during the Republic of China era. Normally, these coins are privately funded and cast by a rich family for their own ceremonies, although a few types of coins have been cast by various governments or religious orders over the centuries. Chinese numismatic charms typically contain h

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  • 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 of special decorative coins that are mainly used for rituals such as fortune telling, Chinese superstitions, and Feng shui. They originated during the Western Han dynasty as a variant of the contemporary Ban Liang and Wu Zhu cash coins. Over the centuries they evolved into their own commodity, with many different shapes and sizes. Their use was revitalized during the Republic of China era. Normally, these coins are privately funded and cast by a rich family for their own ceremonies, although a few types of coins have been cast by various governments or religious orders over the centuries. Chinese numismatic charms typically contain hidden symbolism and visual puns. Unlike cash coins which usually only contain two or four Hanzi characters on one side, Chinese numismatic charms often contain more characters and sometimes pictures on the same side. Although Chinese numismatic charms are not a legal form of currency, they used to circulate on the Chinese market alongside regular government-issued coinages. The charms were considered valuable, as they were often made from copper alloys and Chinese coins were valued by their weight in bronze or brass. In some cases, charms were made from precious metals or jade. In certain periods, some charms were used as alternative currencies. For example, "temple coins" were issued by Buddhist temples during the Yuan dynasty when the copper currency was scarce or when copper production was intentionally limited by the Mongol government. Yansheng coins are usually heavily decorated with complicated patterns and engravings. Many of them are worn as fashion accessories or good luck charms. The Qing-dynasty-era cash coins have inscriptions of the five emperors Shunzhi, Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong, and Jiaqing, which are said to bring wealth and good fortune to those that string these five coins together. Chinese numismatic talismans have inspired similar traditions in Japan, Korea and Vietnam, and often talismans from these other countries can be confused for Chinese charms due to their similar symbolism and inscriptions. Chinese cash coins themselves may be treated as lucky charms outside of China. (en)
  • 厭勝銭（ようしょうせん）は、銭貨の形状を模した護符の一種。災いを避け好運を願うため所持するものであり、通貨として流通されるものではない。俗にえんしょうせん、あっしょうせんとも読む。「厭勝」は「人をおさえしずめるまじない」を意味する。「えんしょう」とも読む。 表側は、通常の通貨を模すか、「千秋万歳」・「天下太平」・「長命富貴」・「大宜子孫」・「花生不老」といった吉祥語や、「去殃除凶」（きょおうじょきょう）「万災永滅」・「万病不侵」などの語句が刻まれる。裏側は、やはり縁起の良い北斗、双魚、亀蛇（きだ）、竜鳳、新月といった図案や、そのほか人物や動物が刻まれる。裏側に上述の吉祥語類が刻まれることもある。形状は必ずしも円型で中央に穴の開いたいわゆる銭形とは限らず、長方形などもある。 厭勝銭の起源は、讖緯説が流行した王莽（BC45 - 23）の新の時代、あるいは前漢時代（BC206 - 8）まで遡る。特に宋（420 - 479）・唐（618 - 907）以降、盛んに鋳造され、時代が下るにつれて趣味品としての性格も帯びていった。日本に伝来したものは絵銭（画銭）として珍重され、室町時代から江戸時代にかけて親しまれた。 厭勝銭が成立した背景には貨幣経済の浸透という社会情勢があり、貨幣が持つ一種呪術的な力が銭という形に仮託されたと一般に考えられている。しかし前漢時代に鋳造された五銖銭に吉祥語を刻んだものがあったり、朝鮮半島や日本では中国から流入した五銖銭が副葬品として使われるなど、通貨としての貨幣と厭勝銭は厳密に区分けできるものではない。 * 中国の絵銭「駆邪降福」の四字が見える * 裏面 * 右側は500円硬貨 (ja)
  • 花钱，又作押胜钱、民俗钱币、绘钱、画钱、玩钱、吉祥钱等，是東亞古代非貨幣用的硬幣以及現代一些仿古幣的統稱，起源于中国，用于馈赠、玩赏、配饰、卜卦、辟邪、紀念、祝福、博弈、性教育等用途的非正式流通的钱币，为官方或民间铸造，与作为正式流通货币的“正用钱”相对。 花钱是正式货币的衍生物，属于中国钱币文化和民俗文化中不可或缺的一部分。 (zh)
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  • 花钱，又作押胜钱、民俗钱币、绘钱、画钱、玩钱、吉祥钱等，是東亞古代非貨幣用的硬幣以及現代一些仿古幣的統稱，起源于中国，用于馈赠、玩赏、配饰、卜卦、辟邪、紀念、祝福、博弈、性教育等用途的非正式流通的钱币，为官方或民间铸造，与作为正式流通货币的“正用钱”相对。 花钱是正式货币的衍生物，属于中国钱币文化和民俗文化中不可或缺的一部分。 (zh)
  • 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 of special decorative coins that are mainly used for rituals such as fortune telling, Chinese superstitions, and Feng shui. They originated during the Western Han dynasty as a variant of the contemporary Ban Liang and Wu Zhu cash coins. Over the centuries they evolved into their own commodity, with many different shapes and sizes. Their use was revitalized during the Republic of China era. Normally, these coins are privately funded and cast by a rich family for their own ceremonies, although a few types of coins have been cast by various governments or religious orders over the centuries. Chinese numismatic charms typically contain h (en)
  • 厭勝銭（ようしょうせん）は、銭貨の形状を模した護符の一種。災いを避け好運を願うため所持するものであり、通貨として流通されるものではない。俗にえんしょうせん、あっしょうせんとも読む。「厭勝」は「人をおさえしずめるまじない」を意味する。「えんしょう」とも読む。 表側は、通常の通貨を模すか、「千秋万歳」・「天下太平」・「長命富貴」・「大宜子孫」・「花生不老」といった吉祥語や、「去殃除凶」（きょおうじょきょう）「万災永滅」・「万病不侵」などの語句が刻まれる。裏側は、やはり縁起の良い北斗、双魚、亀蛇（きだ）、竜鳳、新月といった図案や、そのほか人物や動物が刻まれる。裏側に上述の吉祥語類が刻まれることもある。形状は必ずしも円型で中央に穴の開いたいわゆる銭形とは限らず、長方形などもある。 厭勝銭の起源は、讖緯説が流行した王莽（BC45 - 23）の新の時代、あるいは前漢時代（BC206 - 8）まで遡る。特に宋（420 - 479）・唐（618 - 907）以降、盛んに鋳造され、時代が下るにつれて趣味品としての性格も帯びていった。日本に伝来したものは絵銭（画銭）として珍重され、室町時代から江戸時代にかけて親しまれた。 * 中国の絵銭「駆邪降福」の四字が見える * 裏面 * 右側は500円硬貨 (ja)
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  • Chinese numismatic charm (en)
  • 厭勝銭 (ja)
  • 花錢 (zh)
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