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Japanese: 民部省札 - みんぶしょうさつ

Small denomination banknotes issued by the Meiji government. Most Dajokan notes were over 1 ryo, which made transactions inconvenient, so these were issued in four denominations: 2 bu, 1 bu, 2 shu, and 1 shu. 7.5 million ryo were issued between October 1869 and October 1878, and they were in circulation until August 1878. They were initially issued in exchange for Dajokan notes, and the Dajokan notes that were collected were supposed to be shredded, but the new government fell into financial difficulties following the abolition of feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures, so the planned shredding did not take place.

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Japanese:

明治政府が発行した小額紙幣。太政官札は1両以上のものが多く，取引に不便であったため発行されたもので，2分札，1分札，2朱札，1朱札の4種類があった。明治2 (1869) 年 10月～同3年 10月に 750万両が発行され，1878年8月まで流通した。最初は太政官札と引替えに交付され，回収された太政官札は断裁されることになっていたが，新政府が廃藩置県に伴い財政難に陥ったため予定された断裁は行われなかった。

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