Currency

In 1626 the tokugawa shogunate of japan introduced the Kanei tsuho.

A small coin that would replace all Chinese coins and privately minted
coins that were used by the Japanese people back in that era. The 1
mon Kanei Tsuho was the lowest amount of money for a coin just like
the 5 cent coin is the lowest amount of money for a coin in Australia.











The Mon Coin

The hansatsu
note






These coins are one of the most unusual coins in the history of the
world because of their rectangular shape. The gold 2 shu was about
12 mm x 7 mm and was 23% pure gold and 77% pure silver. The
silver 1 bu coin was a lot bigger at 24 mm x 16 mm and was issued
from 1837 until 1868. The smaller silver 1 shu was 14 mm x 9 mm
and was issued from 1864 until 1865.
















The Hansatsu Note was a long narrow and weak piece of paper that
was almost exactly like our Australian 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100-dollar
notes.
Most of these notes were approximately 120 mm long and 40 mm
wide. Each of the clans of shogunate japan had there own set of
notes with there clan symbol on it.
The Bu & Shu
Coins