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Usagi Money?
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 12:58 -0700
by Krogu
Well i know there are ryo and zeni?!
which one have higher value?!
Ryo =60 monme of silver=4 kan (4,000 coins of copper)
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 17:19 -0700
by go
Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 1:27 -0700
by Krogu
yep, but i dont see anything about zeni...
Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 2:42 -0700
by Steve Hubbell
OK, this is taken from a message posted over at the Samurai Archives Citadel Japanese History Forum (talk about a long name!)....
Great place! You should check it out!
AJBryant wrote:One koku was a ryô, which is the value of a koban.
A koban is broken into four bu; there are ichibu and nibu coins, both in silver and gold. Each bu was also worth a kan, and there were 1000 mon (the zeni) per kan -- so a koban (ichi ryô) is worth 4000 mon.
http://forums.samurai-archives.com/view ... hp?p=36530