CURRENCIE ·
Japanese mon
Copper cash denomination used from the earliest Japanese coinage through the Edo period.
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Statushistorical
History
Beginning with the Wado Kaichin in 708, continuing through the era of imported Chinese cash and the Edo-period Kan'ei Tsuho, until replaced by the yen system in 1871.
Sources
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