1 Silver Monme Shibamura-han, Yamato

Features

Obverse

A god with two dragons at the top.
A god with three horns and three eyes, two cranes, pine trees, bamboo, turtle at the bottom.

Lettering:
五　札　銀　此　延
月　請　壹　手　享
吉　弐　匁　形　貳
祥　厘　　　弐　乙
日　引　　　厘　丑
　　　　　　多　年
　　　　　　渡


可　　　　　　　此
相　　　　　　　手
渡　　　　　　　形
者　　　　　　　を
也　　　　　　　以
　　　　　　　　銀
　　　　　　　　引
　　　　　　　　替

Translation:
Issued on a great day in the 2nd year of Enkyō (1745)
1 monme silver

This banknote can be converted to Silver coins

Reverse

Seven Gods of Fortune (Shichifukujin)

Lettering:
芝　　　和
村　　　州

商　　　寶
賣　　　鈔
通　　　印
財　　　造
國　　　試
富　　　験
◯　　　鑿
◯　　　詔

澤開◯通不
下◯◯◯榮
於◯◯寶◯
民四◯大錘
◯◯◯◯之
不之貿◯◯
朽路易役◯

　所　札
的　酒　龍
場　屋　見
長　宗　四
兵　八　郎
衛　郎　右
　　　　衛
　　　　門
　　　　
重　拯　邦
賢　穏　高

Comments

This banknote was issued by Shibamura-han in Yamato county (Nara Prefecture at present) in 1745.
"Han" is a Japanese historical term for the estate of a daimyo in the Edo period.

- ◯: place holders due to the condition of the note

See also

• Mythology

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