1 Monme Shiga

Issuer	Omi Morisan Chaya (近江森参茶屋), Shiga Province
Year	1847
Type	Local banknote
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Obverse lettering	銀壱匁
Reverse description	The upper vignette bears a woodblock-printed image of a ho-o (Japanese phoenix) amid swirling clouds and foliage. The central section contains multi-column vertical kanji text panels setting out the issuing house and redemption conditions, including the issuer name 江州大森茶壹斤. The lower portion presents a kirin (mythical unicorn-dragon) vignette within a bordered panel, accompanied by further vertical inscription columns.
Reverse lettering	弘化茶用所圖切銀壱匁手交而不費以時相場金子引替可相渡也江州大森茶壹斤
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