Ichibuban in the context of "Tokugawa coinage"

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⭐ Core Definition: Ichibuban

The Ichibuban (一分判) was a monetary unit of Japan. The Ichibuban was a gold coin that was worth a quarter of a Koban.

The gold Ichibuban of 1714 (佐渡一分判金) had a weight of 4.5 g, with 85.6% of gold and 14.2% of silver. The silver Ichibuban from 1837 to 1854 (Tenpō Ichibugin, 天保一分銀, "Old Ichibuban") weighed 8.66 g, with an alloy of 0.21% gold and 98.86% silver.

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👉 Ichibuban in the context of Tokugawa coinage

Tokugawa coinage was a unitary and independent metallic monetary system established by shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1601 in Japan, and which lasted throughout the Tokugawa period until its end in 1867.

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