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shrinks when it cools, the Sekō Tsūhō was smaller than the Chinese Yongle Tongbao. The Sekō Tsūhō was originally cast to make up for a shortage of currency often attributed to reckless politics and high government expenditure, such as the expensive invasion of
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Aside from the Chūzan Tsūhō coin, which is mentioned in 17th-century records, no official records exist of the production of these Ryukyuan coins, so it is sometimes taken into doubt that these coins were actually produced by the Ryukyu Kingdom.
489:(金圓世寳) was minted in 1470, albeit not in great amounts, as Ming dynasty coinage was more widely used. After this, the Ryukyu Kingdom stopped manufacturing their own mon coins and relied exclusively on imported Japanese 785:) stamped on their edge. On the 100-mon coin, this can be found on the left and right (long) edges, while on the half-shu coin, it can be found on the edge just above the character 寳 672:
due to the international nature of these coins and the success of Ryukyuan maritime trade. Kin'en Yohō coins are considerably less common, and Chūzan Tsūhō coins are incredibly rare.
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Despite the small size of the Ryukyu Kingdom, Taise Tsūhō and Sekō Tsūhō coins are not uncommon, and have been known to be regularly found on the
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in 1429. Only a dozen or so examples of this coin survive, and due to its scarcity, it is uncertain whether it was ever actually circulated.
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coins remained the de facto currency in the Ryukyu Kingdom throughout history up until 1879, when the kingdom was fully annexed by the
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Like the 100-mon coin, it was heavily debased, being only 10 to 12 times as heavy as a typical 1-mon coin. Having a face value of one
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used with gold currency, indicating that the Satsuma government was trying to fix the exchange rate between the copper mon coins and
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when compared to 1-mon coins, being merely 6 to 7 times as heavy as a typical 1-mon coin. Despite its face value of 100 mon,
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Catalogue of the Japanese Coin Collection (pre-Meiji) at the British Museum with special reference to Kutsuki Masatsuna
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Mint. These efforts were successful, and the Ryūkyū Tsūhō entered wide circulation not only in Satsuma, but also in
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ordered that it would circulate at the value of 124 mon, which made it a profitable coin to manufacture.
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A Taise Tsūhō (大世通寳), Sekō Tsūhō (世高通寳), Ryūkyū Tsūhō (琉球通寳) 100-mon, and Ryūkyū Tsūhō (琉球通寳) half-
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Nihon Ginkou Chousakyoku ed., Zuroku Nihon no kahei, vol.1 (Tokyo: Touyou Keizai Shinpousha, 1973)
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Nihon Ginkou Chousakyoku ed., Zuroku Nihon no kahei, vol.1 (Tokyo: Touyou Keizai Shinpousha, 1973)
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ISSN 1747-3640 (© Copyright the Trustees of the British Museum 2010) Retrieved: 11 April 2018.
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The coins were released in two denominations, the first with a face value of 100
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This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.
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was circular with a square hole in the center. Its obverse has the words
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produced their own coinage, but eventually transitioned back to Japanese
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coin and intended to bolster Satsuma's economy with additional coinage.
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Nihon Ginkō. Chōsakyoku. / Bank of Japan, Economic Research Department.
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coins associated with the Ryukyu Kingdom are those bearing the name
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ryō). As these coins were minted in Satsuma Domain, they bear the
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Department of History - University of California at Santa Barbara
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The 100-mon Ryūkyū Tsūhō was modeled after the official Japanese
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Like the Tenpō Tsūhō after which it was modeled, it was heavily
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soon after their production. In total, around one million
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Below is a summary of the coins minted by the Kingdom of
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After King Shō Toku was overthrown in a coup d'état, the
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worth of Ryukyuan coins were minted from 1862 to 1865.
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rose to the throne. Under the dynasty's first king,
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were initially unwilling to use Japanese yen coins.
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"p. 105". 25: 1440:East-Asian and Vietnamese currencies named 文 711:'s restriction on minting currency like the 1277:) Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia, 沖縄コンパクト事典, 901:(30 to 32 grams), and it had a diameter of 679: 1816:List of Japanese cash coins by inscription 1773: 1759: 1583:List of Japanese cash coins by inscription 1562: 1548: 1431: 1417: 1094:, 1 March 2003. Access date = 8 June 2017. 1090:) Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia 沖縄コンパクト事典, 431:(永樂通寳) coins, scraping off the characters 403:(大世通寳) coins, produced in 1454 under King 375:1350–1395), before the unification of the 1237: 1235: 1164: 1162: 350:coin to be minted in the Ryukyus was the 869: 802: 747:), and the second with a face value of 2127: 1328: 1281:, 1 March 2003. Retrieved 8 June 2017. 1232: 1185: 1159: 363:(中山通寳), said to have been cast by the 1754: 1543: 1412: 1378: 1368: 1352: 1290:Robert Hellyer, Defining Engagement, 836:(當百, "worth 100 "). 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Index

Chinese

shu
Denominations
Ryō
Ryukyu Kingdom
Ryukyu Kingdom

Satsuma Domain
Japan
Okinawa Prefecture
Pegged with
Japan
Japanese yen
Okinawan
currency
Ryukyu Islands
China
Sinosphere

mon
văn
mun
had also done for centuries
cash coins
Chūzan
Ryukyu
wén
Empire of Japan
Japanese yen

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