Japanese Imported Coinage

JAPANESE IMPORTED COINAGE

This page concentrates on the coins which were imported by Japan mainly from China. We start with Chinese 'spade' and 'knife' money continuing almost up to the end of the sixteenth century. Although these coins did not circulate amongst every level and area of the population, they were used in some transactions by some of the people. We show as many types as we can find at the moment and more will be added as and when available.

This is not a list of coins for sale, it is for identification purposes only

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Issued	Type - Click it	Metal	Illustration of type and comments	Ref
14-40	Wang Mang	Cu	Hsin dynasty	29
238-252	Chih Wu	Cu	Wu dynasty	39
589-604	Wu Chu	Cu	Sui dynasty. Similar types exist from 118 BC	48
618-626	Kai Yuan Tung Pao	Cu	T'ang dynasty - Japanese name Kai Gen Tsu Hou	1
976-997	T'ai Tsung	Cu	Northern Sung dynasty	30
1023-1063	Jên Tsung	Cu	Northern Sung dynasty	51
1068-85	Shên Tsung	Cu	Northern Sung dynasty	56
1086-1100	Chê Tsung	Cu	Northern Sung dynasty	58
1361	Ta Chung	Cu	Ming dynasty	108
1368-98	Hong Wu	Cu	Ming dynasty	109
1403	Yung-Lê	Cu	Ming dynasty - Also minted in Japan from 1587 as Eiraku Tsuho (Ref 5-10)	110
1433	Hsüan-Tê	Cu	Ming dynasty	111
1503	Hsuan Chi	Cu	Ming dynasty	1
1527	Chia-Chin	Cu	Ming dynasty	2
1570	Long Ching	Cu	Ming dynasty	3
1576	Won-Li	Cu	Ming dynasty	4
1621-27	Tien-Chi	Cu	Ming dynasty	5
1621-27	Tai Ching	Cu	Ming dynasty	6
1628	Ch'ung Chêng	Cu	Ming dynasty	7

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