Territorial currency - Ryogoku Kahei

Japanese: 領国貨幣 - りょうごくかへい

In contrast to the gold and silver coins that were the unified currency established by the Edo Shogunate, the gold and silver coins minted and issued in the feudal domains of Koshu, Kaga, Echigo, Dewa, etc. in the early Edo period were collectively called domain currency. Most domain currency disappeared during the Genroku period (1688-1704) and was unified into Shogunate currency, but there are also cases where they continued to be minted after the Genroku period. The most representative domain currency, Koshu gold, began during the time of the Takeda clan in the Sengoku period, and four families, Matsuki, Nonaka, Yamashita, and Shimura, served as gold mints for Koshu gold.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

江戸幕府が制定した統一貨幣である金銀銭貨の幕府貨幣に対して，江戸初期に甲州･加賀･越後･出羽などの大名領国で鋳造･発行された金銀貨を領国貨幣と総称する。領国貨幣の多くは元禄期(1688‐1704)に消滅し，幕府貨幣に統一されていったが，元禄期以後にも引き続いて鋳造された場合も見られる。領国貨幣の中で最も代表的な甲州金は戦国期の武田氏の時代に始まり，松木･野中･山下･志村の4家が甲州金の金座をつとめた。

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