Chogin - Chogin

Japanese: 丁銀 - ちょうぎん
Chogin - Chogin

Silver coins from the Edo period. Weighted currency. Sea cucumber-shaped and weighing around 40 momme (150 grams), but because it was not consistent, it was often combined with small pieces of silver to make a fixed amount and used in sealed envelopes. Chogin were minted in the Ginza district, and were stamped with the seals of "Joze," "Takara," and the image of Daikoku, and the sealed envelopes were stamped with the seal of the Joze or the seal of the money exchange shop. From 1601 (Keicho 6) until the end of the Edo period, 11 types of chogin were made. The best quality of these were Keicho silver and Kyoho silver, with a silver-copper ratio of 80:20, while the poorest quality Ansei silver was 13:87. From the mid-Edo period onwards, with the appearance of denomination coins such as 5 momme silver, then 2 shu silver, and 1 shu silver, the importance of the chogin as currency was lost.

[Takeo Takizawa]

[Reference] | Coinage | Silver | Silver coins

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

江戸時代の銀貨。秤量(ひょうりょう)貨幣。海鼠(なまこ)形で重さは40匁(150グラム)前後であるが一定していないため、豆板(まめいた)銀と組み合わせて一定量として、封包(ふうづつみ)して用いることが多かった。丁銀は銀座で鋳造されたが、「常是(じょうぜ)」「宝」および大黒(だいこく)像の極印(ごくいん)が打たれ、封包にも常是印あるいは両替店の印が捺印(なついん)されて通用した。1601年(慶長6)以後幕末まで11種類の丁銀がつくられた。そのうちでもっとも良質なのは慶長(けいちょう)銀・享保(きょうほう)銀で、銀銅の割合が80対20であったが、もっとも質の劣る安政(あんせい)銀では13対87になっている。江戸中期以降、五匁銀、ついで二朱銀・一朱銀のような計数貨幣が出現すると、丁銀の通貨としての重要性は失われた。

[滝沢武雄]

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