Selection of Coins - Eliza

Japanese: 撰銭令 - えりぜにれい

A law issued by the Muromachi Shogunate, feudal lords, shrines and temples during the Muromachi and Sengoku periods that prohibited the circulation of bad coins, especially low-quality coins, and prohibited the selection of selected coins for other coins. It is also called "sensenrei" or "seisen (refined coin)rei." As the economy developed during the Muromachi and Sengoku periods and the circulation of currency flourished, there was a shortage of imported Chinese coins, and privately minted coins were mass-minted, causing problems due to the selection of selected coins in loan shark businesses, commercial transactions, and the payment of taxes and counter-coins.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

室町･戦国時代に，悪銭のうちとくに粗悪な銭の流通を禁止するとともに，その他について撰銭を禁止するなど，銭貨流通に関して室町幕府，大名，社寺などが発した法令。〈せんせんれい〉〈せいせん(精銭)れい〉ともいう。室町･戦国時代に経済が発展し，貨幣流通が盛んになると，輸入中国銭の不足をきたし，私鋳銭の大量鋳造がおこなわれ高利貸営業，商取引，年貢公事･反銭の銭納などにおいて，撰銭行為によるトラブルが発生した。

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