Silver bill

Japanese: 銀札 - ぎんさつ

Paper money issued in the Edo period in exchange for silver coins. The shogunate's control was loose, and although some were issued by feudal domains, hatamoto vassals, temples and shrines, associations, and private individuals, they circulated mainly in the western part of Japan. The oldest was issued by an Osaka merchant around 1620 (Genwa 6) for the excavation of the Edo canal, but the oldest domain note was issued by the Fukui domain in 1661 (Kanbun 1).

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Japanese:

江戸時代，銀貨を引替えの対象として発行された紙幣。幕府の統制もゆるやかで，諸藩をはじめ，旗本，寺社，組合，私人の発行した例もあるが主として西国に流通した。最古のものは元和6 (1620) 年頃大坂商人が江戸堀開削のため発行したものであるが，藩札としての最古のものは寛文1 (61) 年福井藩のものである。

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