Kaga oval coin

Japanese: 加賀小判 - かがこばん

〘Noun〙 A 1-ryo koban coin minted by the Maeda family of Kaga in 1603 ( Keicho 8 ) during the early Edo period as a fief currency. Like the Keicho koban coins made by the Tokugawa clan, they were made by the Goto clan and are similar in style, but the Maeda family crest, a plum blossom, is stamped on the top of the front. In addition, they did not have the same nationwide currency as the Keicho koban coins, and only a small number were minted, so very few coins have been passed down to the world.

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Japanese:

〘名〙江戸初期、慶長八年（一六〇三）、加賀前田家が領国貨幣として鋳造した一両通用の小判。徳川氏による慶長小判と同様、後藤一族によって製造され、様式的にも類似しているが、表面上部に前田家の家紋「梅鉢」の極印が打たれている。また、慶長小判のような全国的な通用力がなく、鋳造量もわずかで世に伝わるものがきわめて少ない。

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