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8 Monme 'Akita Fūgin'
| Issuer | Kubota Domain |
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| Year | 1863 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Irregularly hammered silver rectangular flan with a heavily pitted and granular surface. A large circular seal stamp occupies the centre of the field, enclosing the character 改 (kai, meaning 'revised' or 'reformed') rendered in an elaborate seal script style. The seal impression is deeply struck and clearly defined against the rough silver ground, serving as the authenticating mark of the Kubota Domain monetary authority. The overall surface retains the characteristic uneven topography of hand-worked feudal Japanese silver. |
| Reverse script | Chinese (Seal script) |
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Kubota Domain issued this silver in 1863 under the economic pressure that afflicted most Tokugawa-era han in the final decade of the shogunate — chronic fiscal shortfall, disrupted trade from the opening of the treaty ports, and the mounting costs of domain militarization. The Akita Fūgin ("Akita silver") circulated as local currency within the domain's borders, a practice the Tokugawa government formally prohibited but routinely failed to suppress.
The two KM varieties reflect documented differences in the stamped attestation marks applied by domain officials — a supervisory step that also served as a crude anti-counterfeiting measure.