Tokugawa coinage
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Tokugawa coinage was the monetary system of gold, silver, and copper coins that underpinned Japan’s economy during the Edo period under Tokugawa rule.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tokugawa coinage canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical currency system
ⓘ
monetary system ⓘ |
| associatedWithPolicy |
control of bullion outflow
ⓘ
sakoku (national seclusion) ⓘ |
| centralMintLocation |
Edo
ⓘ
Kyoto ⓘ Osaka ONNED1 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| endTime |
Meiji period monetary reforms
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Meiji coinage
ⓘ
yen ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
domainal (han) coin issues alongside shogunal issues
ⓘ
fixed official exchange rates between metals ⓘ periodic debasement of coinage ⓘ separate gold, silver, and copper circuits ⓘ use of cast round copper coins ⓘ use of oval and rectangular coin shapes ⓘ |
| impact |
facilitated growth of urban markets in Edo, Osaka, and Kyoto
ⓘ
underpinned commercialization of the Edo-period economy ⓘ |
| issuer | Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| keyCoin |
chogin
ⓘ
ichibuban ⓘ kan'ei tsūhō ⓘ koban ⓘ mameitagin ⓘ ryō ⓘ tempo tsūhō ⓘ |
| legalTenderFor | most of early modern Japan ⓘ |
| mainComponent |
copper coins
ⓘ
gold coins ⓘ iron coins ⓘ paper money ⓘ silver coins ⓘ |
| metallicStandard |
bimetallic system
ⓘ
trimetallic system ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Chinese cash coins in Japan
ⓘ
Sengoku period local currencies ⓘ |
| reformedBy |
Genroku coinage reforms
ⓘ
Keichō coinage reforms ⓘ Kyōhō coinage reforms ⓘ Tenpō coinage reforms ⓘ |
| regulates |
domainal finances
ⓘ
domestic trade in Edo Japan ⓘ samurai stipends ⓘ tax payments ⓘ |
| startTime |
circa 1601
ⓘ
early 17th century ⓘ |
| usedInGovernment | Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | Edo period ⓘ |
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