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| Emittent | Imperial Japanese Mint |
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| Jahr | 765-782 |
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| Prägetechnik | Cast |
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| Aversbeschreibung | Cast bronze cash-type coin featuring a central square perforation surrounded by a raised square rim. Four Chinese characters are arranged in the four cardinal positions around the central hole, reading clockwise from the top: 神 (Jingō), 功 (kō), 開 (kai), 寳 (hō), together forming the legend 神功開寳 (Jingō Kaihō), meaning 'Inaugural currency of the Jingō era.' The characters are rendered in a bold, archaic script typical of Nara-period Japanese cast coinage, with notable die varieties in the form of the characters 開 and 功. The flat field is framed by a raised outer rim, consistent with the East Asian cash coin tradition. |
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| Aversschrift | Chinese |
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The Jingō Kaihō was issued under Empress Shōtoku — one of only two women to reign over Japan — and represents the eighth in the series of Kōchōsen, the twelve imperially-minted coinages of the Nara period. Production was persistently troubled: the court struggled to source adequate copper, and counterfeit castings circulated almost immediately after issue. Official response included severe penalties for forgery and repeated edicts compelling tax payments in coin, both signs that voluntary adoption by the population was failing.
Hoards recovered in the Kinki region suggest most examples saw minimal hand-to-hand use before deposition.