15 Monme "Tenmei Kikin Satsu"
Features
| Issuer |
Sendai Domain
(Japanese feudal domains)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Local banknotes |
| Year | 1784 |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 110 × 38 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 438345 |
Series: Great Tenmei famine
Obverse
Red, green, and black stamps.
Scripts: Chinese (traditional, regular script), Chinese (traditional, seal script), Katakana
Lettering:
天保
定尓
ア
十五匁
Translation:
Heaven protects and establishes thee.
Fifteen Monme.
Reverse
Black stamps.
Script: Chinese (traditional, seal script)
Lettering:
秦播
大
榮
睦和
Lettering (regular font):
秦播
大
榮
睦和
Translation:
Great.
Prosper.
Comments
Issued after the great famine started in 1783, at 125 Ryō of scrips for 100 Ryō of gold. However, due to resist merchants, the scrip devalued to 1/50 of original value by just half year, and the domain had to give up. Sendai domain tried to buy rice from other domains (such as Owari or Mogami), but failed, expanding famine greatly.
天保定爾 is part of Book of Poetry 詩經 → Minor odes of the kingdom 小雅 → Decade Of Lu Ming 鹿鳴之什 → 166 Tian Bao 天保. Translation by James Legge.
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