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1 Monme Shibamura
| Issuer | Shibamura Hansatsu Office (芝村札所), Yamato Province |
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| Year | 1745 |
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| Currency | Monme Silver / Monme-Gin / Ginme (1601-1874) |
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| Obverse description | Tall, narrow vertical note with the central denomination inscription 銀壹匁 (Gin Ichi-Monme, "Silver One Monme") running down the middle column, flanked on the right by the date inscription 延享貮乙丑年 (Enkyō 2nd, kinoto-ushi year, 1745) and on the left by 五月吉祥日 (Fifth month, auspicious day). Additional vertical columns of text appear on either side of the central field, with supplementary inscriptions and a small vignette at the lower portion of the note bordered by further official script. |
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| Obverse lettering | 延享貮乙丑年 〇手形〇〇多〇 銀壹匁 札〇〇〇引 五月吉祥日 〇手形〇銀引〇 可〇〇者也 (Translation: Enkyō 2nd kinoto-ushi year [] Silver one monme [] Fifth month auspicious day [] []) |
| Reverse description | Tall, narrow vertical reverse with a red seal at the top flanked by the issuing place inscriptions 和州 (Washū, Yamato Province) to the right and 芝村 (Shibamura) to the left. A central vignette is flanked by columns of text including passages relating to commerce and national prosperity, followed by a second red seal beneath five columns of official text, and concluding at the foot with the names of issuing officials including 酒屋宗八郎 (Sakaya Sōhachirō) and the札所 (note office) designation. |
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