"ban:

The Oban was a very

large coin made from
gold. These plate like
coins weight around
165 g. One "ban is
equal ten Koban
K#ban
This coin was
similar to the
Oban in which it
was made from
gold but it was
much smaller
than the Oban.





















Tokugawa Currency used a Gold, Silver
and Bronze system this was used
between 1601 and 1867 . The currency
became very useful when exporting and
importing with foreigners. So the
Japanese had something to trade with
Kan$l ts%h#:
This coin came to replace
the chinese coin that had
been in circulation in
Japan. These coins were
made from copper

Nibuban
This coin was
worth half a Koban
and was
rectangular
shaped, made
from Gold