Catalog
1 Mon 'Kengen Taihō' - Murakami
| Issuer | Imperial Government of Japan |
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| Year | 958-964 |
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| Value | 1 Mon |
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| Obverse lettering | 乾 寶 元 大 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Kengen Taihō was issued under Emperor Murakami as part of Japan's imperial coinage program, and it would prove to be the last imperially sanctioned copper cash coin struck in Japan for nearly seven centuries. The court abandoned coin production entirely after this issue, leaving the country dependent on imported Chinese cash — primarily Song and Ming dynasty coins — to meet everyday commercial needs until the Tokugawa period.