Tokugawa shogunate Government(1603-1867) |
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ryou | 1 ryou = 4bu = 16 syu = 4,000 mon |
5ryo-koban , 3ryo-koban , 1ryo-koban
= koban - oval gold coin |
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bu | 1 bu = 4 syu = 1,000 mon |
2bu-kin(gold)
1bu-kin(gold) , 1bu-gin(silver) |
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syu | 1 syu = 250 mon |
2syu-kin(gold)
1syu-kin(gold) , 1syu-gin(silver) |
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mon |
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kanei-tsuho(value 1mon) , kanei-tsuho(vaule 4mon)
tenpo-tsuho(face value 100mon) , bunkyu-Eiho(value 4mon)
Custom:1mon coin x 96 = 100mon |
Oban-kin = lage size (gold).
The large size notation 10ryo , goto and signature(Kao).
The large size was money of the fluctuating rate.
Cho-gin and Mameita-gin made of silver was traded at weight
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The exchange ratio(1609(Keicho 14)-)
Eiraku-tsuho 1000mon = Bita-sen 4000mon = 1 Ryo.
1 Bu(gold) x4 = 1 Ryo.
Sliver 50 monme(187.5g) = 1 Ryo.
+The coin that Bita-sen forged Eiraku-Tsuho(etc.). And the quality is bad, too. |
The exchange ratio(1700(Genroku 13)-)
Kanei-tsuho 4000mon = 1 Ryo.
Sliver 60 monme(225g) = 1 Ryo. |
The exchange ratio(1842(Tenpou 13)-)
Kanei-tsuho 6500mon = 1 Ryo.
Sliver 60 monme(225g) = 1 Ryo. |
The exchange ratio(1868(Keiou 4)-)
Sliver = abolition |
The exchange ratio(1869(Meiji 2)-)
Kanei-tsuho 10000mon = 1 Ryo. |
The value of the table is a thing by the laws.
The real value was the current price. |