Wadōkaichin
Sign in to saveAlso known as Wadō Kaichin, Wadōkaihō, Wadō Kaihō
thumb|Silver coin, 8th century, Japan. Japan Currency Museum. thumb|Wadōkaichin copper coin. thumb|The Chinese Kāiyuán Tōngbǎo coin (開元通寶), first minted in 621 CE in [[Chang'an, was the model for the Japanese wadōkaichin.]] , also romanized as Wadō-kaichin or called Wadō-kaihō, is the oldest official Japanese coinage, first mentioned for 29 August 708 on order of Empress Genmei. It was long considered to be the first type of coin produced in Japan. Analyses of several findings of Fuhon-sen (富夲銭) in Asuka have shown that those coins were manufactured from 683.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- bronze coin
- Part of
- Kōchōjūnisen
- Country
- Japan
- Material used
- copper
- Image
- Wadokaiho-gin.jpg
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- start time
- 0708-08-29
- time period
- Nara period
- influenced by
- Kaiyuan Tongbao
- end time
- 0900-00-00
- name in kana
- わどうかいちん
- inscription
- 和同開珎
- Commons category
- Wadōkaichin
- inception
- 0708-08-29
- title
- 和同開珎
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Description
- Etymology
- Hoards of Wadōkaichin cash coins
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|Silver coin, 8th century, Japan. Japan Currency Museum. thumb|Wadōkaichin copper coin. thumb|The Chinese Kāiyuán Tōngbǎo coin (開元通寶), first minted in 621 CE in [[Chang'an, was the model for the Japanese wadōkaichin.]] , also romanized as Wadō-kaichin or called Wadō-kaihō, is the oldest official Japanese coinage, first mentioned for 29 August 708 on order of Empress Genmei. It was long considered to be the first type of coin produced in Japan. Analyses of several findings of Fuhon-sen (富夲銭) in Asuka have shown that those coins were manufactured from 683.
== Description == The wadōkaichin was first produced following the discovery of large copper deposits in Japan during the early 8th century at what is now the Wadō Archaeological Site.
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