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Shoku Nihongi, vol. 4; Old Book of Tang, vol. 48; commentary by the Currency Museum of the Bank of Japan.

Shoku Nihongi; Old Book of Tang (Wikisource); Currency Museum, Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan.

Claims Supported by This Source

  1. First year of Wadō: In the first month, Chichibu District of Musashi Province presented native copper; in the second month, the Coin-Casting Office (Saichūsen-shi) was established; in the fifth month, silver coins were issued, and in the eighth month, copper coins were issued (the name of the coin is not recorded).
  2. Fourth year of Wude, seventh month: the Wuzhu coin was abolished and the Kaiyuan Tongbao was put into circulation (Old Book of Tang, Treatise on Food and Money, Part 1).
  3. In 708, the Wadōkaichin was issued, modeled on the Kaiyuan Tongbao. Before that, the Fuhonsen had been made (Currency Museum of the Bank of Japan).

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