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100 Mon
| Issuer | Kaga Domain |
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| Year | 1870 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | 錢百文 百文 (Translation: Cash hundred Mon Hundred Mon) |
| Reverse description | Plain paper reverse with minimal printed content, bearing a single square seal impression in black ink at the lower center, and faint red markings at the upper edge. |
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Kaga Domain, centered on Kanazawa and historically the wealthiest of the outside lords' territories, issued its own paper currency during the final years of the han system. This 100 Mon note belongs to the brief window between the Meiji Restoration and the 1871 abolition of domain currencies — a deliberate centralization that rendered all such notes legally worthless within months of issue.
Kaga's han札 (hansatsu) circulated under local compulsion rather than genuine market confidence. Redemption after abolition was inconsistent, and significant quantities were simply abandoned.