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500 Mon
| Issuer | Japan (Local Han/Domain issuer) |
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| Year | 1730 |
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| Value | 500 Mon |
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| Reverse description | Vertically oriented reverse printed in black ink, divided into three horizontal registers. The uppermost panel contains a vignette of a treasure vessel (takarabune) rendered in fine outline style amid cloud and wave motifs. The central text field carries the issuing conditions and redemption terms in cursive script columns, overlaid with a round red official seal stamp. The lower register displays a large oval cartouche enclosing a formal seal script inscription, flanked by scrolling cloud ornaments. |
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| Protection type | Official seal |
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| Comments |
Han-issued scrip of this period circulated within strictly defined geographic limits — a note from one domain was often worthless across the border, deliberately so. The hundreds of feudal domains (han) that issued their own paper currency throughout the Edo period created a monetary patchwork that the Tokugawa shogunate tolerated rather than controlled, as long as silver and gold coinage remained the national standard.
The mon denomination places this firmly in the copper-equivalent tier, used for everyday transactions well below the silver momme range. Without confirmed attribution to a specific han, the official seal is the only authenticating feature linking it to a sanctioned issuer rather than one of the period's many fraudulent imitations.