Kaga Silver

...Many silver coins were minted, such as Hanafuri silver and vermilion paper sealed silver, which were used in the three provinces of Kaga, Noto, and Etchu. In addition to Kaga silver, Akita silver, which was a fief currency, included Kubota silver, Innai silver, Noshiro silver, Yuzawa silver, Yokote silver, Kakunodate silver, and Akita Shin silver. In 1668 (Kanbun 8), a report on cupellation silver from various provinces submitted to the shogunate by Kyoto Ginza official Kano Shichiroemon, lists cupellation silver from Mutsu (Tsugaru, Aizu, Fukushima), Dewa (Yonezawa), Echigo (Niigata, Murakami, Takada), Sado, Shinano, Hida, Harima, Tajima, Inaba, Mimasaka, Iwami, Tosa, Bungo, Hyuga, and Tsushima in addition to the silver coins from Dewa Akita, Kaga, Noto, and Etchu mentioned above.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kaga Gin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…銀貨には加賀･能登･越中の3ヵ国通用銀として花降（はなふり）銀･朱染紙封銀など数多くのものが鋳造された。また加賀銀とならぶ領国貨幣の秋田銀には窪田銀･院内銀･野代銀･湯沢銀･横手銀･角館銀･秋田新銀などが見られた。1668年(寛文8)に京都銀座役人の狩野七郎右衛門が幕府に差し出した諸国の灰吹銀に関する調書には，前記の出羽秋田･加賀･能登･越中の銀貨のほかに，陸奥(津軽･会津･福島)･出羽(米沢)･越後(新潟･村上･高田)･佐渡･信濃･飛驒･播磨･但馬･因幡･美作･石見･土佐･豊後･日向･対馬の諸国の灰吹銀が挙げられている。…

※「加賀銀」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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