Sycee
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A sycee or yuanbao was a type of gold and silver ingot currency used in imperial China from its founding under the Qin dynasty until the fall of the Qing in the 20th century. Sycee were not made by a
Imperial gold sycee
Drawing of a boat-shaped silver sycee
Silver sycee
Gold sycee and molds
Hell money
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Hell money is a modernized form of joss paper printed to resemble legal tender bank notes. The notes are not an official form of recognized currency or legal tender as their sole intended purpose is t
Sycee
…prosperity and are commonly depicted during the Chinese New Year festivities. Paper imitations of gold- or silver-colored sycees are burned along with hell money as a part of Chinese ancestral veneration for Tomb Sweeping Day and the Ghost Festival…
Hell banknotes in Thailand resembling United States Dollar, and Thai Baht banknotes
Joss paper money being burnt near a grave along with joss yuanbao during the Chinese Ghost Festival
Lucky coins