• Meiji Tsūhō (明治通宝) refers to the first paper currency that was issued by the Imperial Japanese government during the early Meiji era. After the "yen" was...
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    Kan'ei Tsūhō (Kyūjitai: 寛永通寳; Shinjitai: 寛永通宝) was a Japanese mon coin in use from 1626 until 1868 during the Edo period. In 1636, the Kan'ei Tsūhō coin...
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  • and released by the Japanese government are part of a series known as Meiji Tsūhō (明治通宝). These notes were the first Japanese currency ever to be printed...
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  • different government issued series from 1872 to 1919 for use in commerce. Meiji Tsūhō notes are the first modern banknotes issued after Japanese officials...
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  • government issued series from 1872 to 1948 for use in commerce. Those in the "Meiji Tsūhō" series are the first modern banknotes issued after Japanese officials...
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  • and released by the Japanese government were part of a series known as Meiji Tsūhō (明治通宝). These notes were the first Japanese currency ever to be printed...
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  • different overlapping series from 1872 to 1880 for use in commerce. Meiji Tsūhō "two yen" notes were the first to be released as inconvertible government...
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  • issued in four different series from 1872 to 1947 for use in commerce. Meiji Tsūhō notes are the first modern banknotes issued after Japanese officials...
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  • and released by the Japanese government are part of a series known as Meiji Tsūhō (明治通宝). These notes were the first Japanese currency ever to be printed...
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    invasion money Japanese yen Banknotes List of Japanese coinage patterns Meiji Tsuho National Printing Bureau Pre-yen currency Trade dollars Circulating currency...
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    (1819-1828) Kaei silver Isshuban (1853-1865) Regarding copper coins, the Kan'ei Tsūhō coin (Kyūjitai: 寛永通寶 ; Shinjitai: 寛永通宝) came to replace the Chinese coins...
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  • One sen coins were first struck for circulation during the 6th year of Meiji's reign (1873) using a dragon design. The denomination had been adopted in...
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    The obverse side contained a portrait of Itō Hirobumi, who, under Emperor Meiji, was the first Prime Minister of Japan, assuming office in 1885. The reverse...
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    present, Japanese banknotes are printed with portraits of people from the Meiji period and later. This is because it is desirable to use an accurate photograph...
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    1 yen coin (section Meiji)
    modern mint was established at Osaka. The yen was officially adopted by the Meiji government in an act signed on June 27, 1871. While silver one yen coins...
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    denominated paper currency was also conceived with the coins in 1870 as Meiji Tsuho notes by Italian engraver Edoardo Chiossone. These were released as fiat...
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    released on 12 of September 1984. The brown note has Fukuzawa Yukichi, a Meiji era philosopher and the founder of Keio University, on the front and a pair...
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    10 yen coin (section Meiji)
    prior year. In either case the unit of yen was officially adopted by the Meiji government in an act signed on June 27, 1871. Under the new law each ten...
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    5 yen coin (section Meiji)
    following year. The yen as a unit of currency was officially adopted by the Meiji government in an act signed on June 27, 1871. For this particular denomination...
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    The Tenpō Tsūhō (Japanese: 天保通宝; kyūjitai: 天保通寳 or 天保通寶) was an Edo period coin with a face value of 100 mon, originally cast in the 6th year of the Tenpō...
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    November 2004. The front side includes a portrait of Ichiyo Higuchi, a Meiji era writer and poet. The reverse side depicts Japanese irises (kakitsubata)...
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    currency (designed by Italian engraver Edoardo Chiossone) in the form of Meiji Tsuho notes. These are initially worth up to 1 yen before higher denominations...
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  • Japan unsuccessfully attempted to adopt a gold standard. At the time, Meiji Tsuho notes were circulating as fiat currency, and National Bank Notes were...
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    The Tsūhō-ji ruins (通法寺跡, Tsūhō-ji ato), is an archaeological site with the ruins of a Heian period Buddhist temple located in the Tsuboi neighborhood...
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  • "currency". This coinage was inspired by the Tang coinage (唐銭) named Kaigen Tsūhō (Chinese: 開元通宝, Kai Yuan Tong Bao), first minted in Chang'an in 621 CE....
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    until 1587. The Ashikaga shogunate imported Kōbu Tsūhō (洪武通寶), Eiraku Tsūhō (永樂通寳), and Katei Tsūhō (嘉靖通寶) from the Ming dynasty, which they referred...
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    invasion money Japanese yen Banknotes List of Japanese coinage patterns Meiji Tsuho National Printing Bureau Pre-yen currency Trade dollars Circulating currency...
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    Ryukyuan mon (redirect from Taise Tsūhō)
    coins associated with the Ryukyu Kingdom are those bearing the name Ryūkyū Tsūhō [ja] (琉球通寳 "Ryukyu Currency"), which were minted by the Satsuma Domain,...
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    invasion money Japanese yen Banknotes List of Japanese coinage patterns Meiji Tsuho National Printing Bureau Pre-yen currency Trade dollars Circulating currency...
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    invasion money Japanese yen Banknotes List of Japanese coinage patterns Meiji Tsuho National Printing Bureau Pre-yen currency Trade dollars Circulating currency...
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