Soma Gin (English spelling) Soma

Japanese: ソーマ銀 - ソーマぎん(英語表記)Soma
Soma Gin (English spelling) Soma
This refers to high-quality silver that was exported in large quantities from Japan to England and the Netherlands in the early 17th century. This silver was cupellated silver and minted silver. The origin of the word soma is said to be from Sama, the name for the Iwami Ginzan silver mine region. This silver was, so to speak, local silver, and the Edo Shogunate established the Ginza in 1601 (Keicho 6), collected local silver, issued chogin and mameban silver (80% silver content) as currency, and tried to switch to this for export silver as well. However, exports of local silver continued, and they constituted the majority of exports until around 1621 (Genna 7).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
17世紀初頭,日本から大量にイギリス,オランダへ輸出された上質の銀をいう。この銀は灰吹銀,無判錠銀である。ソーマの語源は〈佐摩〉で,石見銀山地方の呼称である佐摩郷から出たものといわれる。この銀はいわば地銀で,江戸幕府は1601年(慶長6)銀座を設立し,地銀を集めて貨幣としての丁銀や豆板銀(含銀率80%)を発行し,輸出銀もこれに切り替えるようにつとめた。しかし地銀の輸出はなお続き,21年(元和7)ごろまでは輸出の主体をなしていた。

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