kan

貫　—　Measuring

A unit of a thousand cash coins strung together.

Haedong Wonbo — A photograph of the real thing this term names.

Akçe (Mehmed II, first reign) — A photograph of the real thing this term names.

This unit originates from stringing pierced coins together. ⚠ However, in some regions it became standard for a string of less than one thousand coins to be accepted as a full kan. Even units of counting diminish if left unattended.

Related terms

copper cash face value

Terms explained using this word

monme

Courses where this term appears

A11 Rice, Coins, and Silver — Japan Part 1 B06 Religion and Money B07 War and Money C02 The Unifiers C05 The Confrontation of Images C09 Japan's Debasement Debate F9 Money and State Theory

Where this word appears

Overview: 2,700 years of the world　The monetary civilisation of the East　Strings of Cash and the Kan
Overview: 2700 Years of World History　Temples and Offerings　Change of Guarantors
United States　A colony without coin　The British colonies of North America
United States　The country of the Spanish dollar　A street corner in the United States
United States　Hamilton against Jefferson　Philadelphia, the First Bank of the United States
United States　The digital shore　The end of the dollar's route
Greece　A Millennium of Purity and Debasement　The Imperial Scales
Greece　Clinging to the Alliance　Foreign exchange rate board

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