100 Mon

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.