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Wadō kaichin

和同開珎 ／ wado-kaichin　—　Names of money

The copper coin made in ancient Japan.

Wadō Kaichin Wadō KaichinAD 708– Mannen Tsūhō Mannen TsūhōAD 760–
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⚠ Simply minting coins does not guarantee their use. Even though the state issued coins, in a society where taxes were paid in rice, the occasions requiring coins were limited.