Ring coin - Enkansen

Japanese: 綖環銭 - えんかんせん
Ring coin - Enkansen


[Economics of Money]

[Definition and Function of Money]
Money is usually defined as having the following three functions: (1) as a means of settlement (a means of payment), (2) as a measure of value, and (3) as a means of storing value. Money's function as a means of settlement means that the settlement of various economic transactions that take place widely in society is carried out through the transfer of money. Money's function as a measure of value means that it makes it possible to uniformly express the exchange rates of various goods and services traded by expressing their prices in monetary units, such as yen or dollars.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "綖輪金" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


【貨幣の経済学】

[貨幣の定義・機能]
 貨幣とは,通常次の三つの機能を果たすものと定義される。すなわち,(1)決済手段(支払手段)としての機能,(2)価値尺度としての機能,(3)価値貯蔵手段としての機能である。貨幣の決済手段としての機能とは,広く社会で行われるさまざまの経済取引に際し,その取引の決済が貨幣の移転を通じてなされることを意味している。また,価値尺度としての貨幣の機能とは,取引される多様な財・サービスの価格を貨幣の単位,たとえば円やドルで表示することによって,それらの財・サービスの交換比率を統一的に表現することを可能としていることを示している。…

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