JAPAN
Banknote
Harimanokuni
Sayo clan bill
Silver 20 Momme
( -1867)
FRONT
・銀弐拾匁預(Silver 20 Momme)
・□十二月(December)
BACK
・佐用(Sayo clan)
・会所(The Mint)
・Dyed red to prevent counterfeiting. However, red dye was more expensive than gold at the time, so it was dyed very lightly.
・The stamp in the shape of a baby bird on the back is a distinctive feature of this clan bill (also said to be a sunflower-shaped stamp).
・When we think of clans, we often think of countries with vast territories, but there were also quite a few clans that were the size of present-day villages (mura).
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