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. Their use was revitalized during the Republic of China era. Over the centuries they evolved into their own commodity, with many different shapes and sizes. They originated during the Western Han dynasty as a variant of the contemporary Ban Liang and Wu Zhu cash coins.

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. ( January 2020)ĭifferent types of Yansheng coins in Hội An, Vietnam. Please help improve the article by adding descriptive text and removing less pertinent examples.

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