2 Fun Ansei scrip

Tottori Domain was one of the smaller han in the San'in region, perpetually short of specie and reliant on a succession of locally-issued paper instruments — hansatsu — to manage internal exchange. This 2 Fun piece dates to the Ansei period, when Tokugawa financial pressure on the domains was acute and reformist economists within individual han were experimenting with tighter denominational controls to curb over-issuance.

The narrow strip format is characteristic of lower-denomination hansatsu, designed to distinguish fractional notes from larger-value instruments at a glance. Kōzo-fiber paper was sourced domestically and its quality varied considerably by domain; Tottori examples from this period tend to show accelerated foxing along the edges due to regional humidity conditions.