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2 Fun
| Issuer | Japan (Local Hansatsu issuer) |
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| Year | 1700-1868 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Reverse description | Reverse printed in black on reddish-brown mulberry paper in the same narrow vertical format. The upper portion carries a woodblock vignette of two flaming treasure vessels (takarabukuro) on a stand, a common auspicious motif on Edo-period currency. Below, a multi-column block of smaller characters sets out redemption or issuing conditions, and the lower register contains a boxed inscription identifying the exchange office (引替所) alongside a further cartouche with the issuing merchant house seal. |
| Reverse lettering | 引替所 |
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Hansatsu were privately issued domain currencies, legal only within the territory of the han that produced them. This 2 fun note comes from the long Edo period window during which the Tokugawa shogunate tolerated local paper — partly because it kept silver and copper coin circulating at the national level while domains absorbed their own exchange risk. Hundreds of han, merchants, and temples issued their own denominations, which is why hansatsu survive in enormous variety but individual issuers are often impossible to attribute without the original domain records.
The extreme narrow format was deliberate — these notes were designed to be folded and tucked into a kimono sash.