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2. Buddhist coin charm - Wikipedia

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   Temple coins often had inscriptions calling for compassion and requesting for the Buddha to protect the holder of the coin. Most temple coins are small. Some of them contain mantras from the Heart Sūtra. Some Buddhist charms are pendants dedicated to the Bodhisattva Guanyin.

3. Chinese numismatic charm - Wikipedia

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   Others resembled contemporary cash coins with added dots and stars. Some pendant charms had a single loop while most others also had either a square or round hole in the centre. Some Chinese pendant charms contain the Hanzi character gua (挂, "to hang"), though their form makes their purpose obvious. Although most pendant charms contain ...

4. Taoist coin charm - Wikipedia

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   A Chinese coin sword-shaped talisman made from Qing dynasty era cash coins on display at the Museum of Ethnography, Sweden. Coin-swords (alternatively spelt as coin swords), alternatively known as 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 and malicious influences, especially ...

5. Sovereign (British coin) - Wikipedia

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   The sovereign is a British gold coin with a nominal value of one pound sterling (£1) and contains 0.2354 troy ounces (113.0 gr; 7.32 g) of pure gold.Struck since 1817, it was originally a circulating coin that was accepted in Britain and elsewhere in the world; it is now a bullion coin and is sometimes mounted in jewellery.

6. Indonesian numismatic charm - Wikipedia

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   Pis Anoman, these coin amulets depict Hanuman and supposedly give its holder more strength and energy like the wind. [7] Pis Bima, depict Bhima and holders of these coin amulets supposedly become more agile and skilled in the art of warfare. [7] Pis Bulan/Dewi Ratih, the Pis Bulan coin amulets supposedly make women or mothers more beautiful on ...

7. Pendant - Wikipedia

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   In modern French, pendant is the gerund form of pendre ("to hang") and also means "during". The extent to which the design of a pendant can be incorporated into an overall necklace makes it not always accurate to treat them as separate items. [2] In some cases, though, the separation between necklace and pendant is far clearer. [2]

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9. Necklace - Wikipedia

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   Miniatures also grew in popularity, and were often made into portrait pendants or lockets. [6] 1700–1800: Portrait pendants were still worn, and in extravagantly jeweled settings. [6] The newly wealthy bourgeoisie delighted in jewellery, and the new imitation stones and imitation gold allowed them more access to the necklaces of the time. [6]