Counterfeit 2-piece coin scandal

…An uprising that occurred in Shinano, Echigo, Kai, and other areas due to damage caused by the circulation of counterfeit 2-bu coins. It is also called the Counterfeit 2-bu Coin Riot. Charaka refers to counterfeit 2-bu coins that were in circulation in the early Meiji period. During the Boshin War, they were minted in large quantities by various feudal domains and circulated widely in order to raise military funds. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Fake Two-Part Coin Incident" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…信濃，越後，甲斐などで贋造（がんぞう）二分金の流布による被害を理由として起こった一揆。贋造二分金騒動ともいう。ちゃら金とは明治初年に流通した贋造二分金のことで，戊辰戦争の過程で軍資金調達のために諸藩で大量に鋳造され広範に流布していた。…

※「贋造二分金騒動」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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