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English: A faithful reproduction of a 1728 scroll from the Sendai Domain that the depicts the manufacture of copper cash coins in Japan.
"The Manufacture of Cash Coins The basic difference between the manufacture of East Asian cash coins and West Asian/European coins is that cash coins are cast in molds while the latter are struck with dies. The oldest Chinese cash were cast in molds of clay, but this changed to casting them in molds of fine sand instead. Sand molds allow the molten metal to flow more freely and can produce finer features than clay molds. On this page I will introduce how coins were made in Japan in the 18th century using the sand mold technique. The description below follows selections from the Zeniza emaki ("Cash Mint Picture Scroll") which is reproduced in Nihon Ginkou Chousakyoku ed., Zuroku Nihon no kahei, vol.3 (Tokyo: Touyou Keizai Shinpousha, 1974), pp. 72-79 with notes on pp. 116-117. This scroll pictures the Sendai Ishinomaki mint in the year 1728 and is the oldest scroll picturing copper coin manufacture in Japan. Arriving to work meant a complete change of clothing into work clothes provided by the proprietors of the mint. Coming and going, this was done between two inspectors seated in front and in back of the worker to prevent theft of coins. Similar methods (including x-ray scans) are used by money producers and gem and precious metal miners throughout the world today." - Dr. Luke Roberts |
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The Manufacture of Cash Coins. (Professor Luke Roberts of the University of California at Santa Barbara) Originally from: The Zeniza emaki ("Cash Mint Picture Scroll") which is reproduced in Nihon Ginkou Chousakyoku ed., Zuroku Nihon no kahei, vol.3 (Tokyo: Touyou Keizai Shinpousha, 1974), pp. 72-79 with notes on pp. 116-117. |
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