Ogiwara coins - Ogiwarasen

Japanese: 荻原銭 - おぎわらせん
Ogiwara coins - Ogiwarasen

…In addition to the Genroku gold and silver coins, in 1700, at the suggestion of the Kanjo Ginmiyaku (later the Kanjo Bugyo) Ogiwara Shigehide, the Kyoto Itowarifu Association contracted to cast small Kan'ei Tsuho coins of inferior quality, just like the gold and silver coins. These inferior coins were called "Ogiwara Sen" and were notorious coins. [Sakudo Yotaro]…

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ogiwara Sen" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…元禄金銀のほか1700年には,金銀貨の場合と同様に勘定吟味役(のちに勘定奉行)の荻原重秀の建議により,京都糸割符仲間が鋳銭事業を請け負って品位の粗悪な小形の寛永通宝が鋳造された。この粗悪銭は〈荻原銭〉と呼ばれ,悪名の高い銭貨であった。【作道 洋太郎】。…

※「荻原銭」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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