Tsuka No Nippon Shi Mumon Gin Sen Tomimoto Sen Kara Denshi Money Made (Chukoshinsho)

[Machine Translation] The ancient times when domestically produced coins were used to build the capital, the medieval times when coins were imported from China, the Warring States period when the "silver rush" at Iwami Ginzan (Iwami Silver Mine) moved the world economy, reformers in Edo (Tokyo) who suffered from financial difficulties, the monetary policy of imperial Japan... The history of currency is full of episodes from the 7th century when unmarked silver coins appeared to the present day. From the 7th century when unmarked silver coins appeared to the present, the history of currency is full of episodes. This article traces the history of currency policy, paying attention to the circumstances of ordinary people, which have had a great impact on currency policy. This is a comprehensive history of money, a subject that still haunts us today and in the past.

都の建設のため国産銭が作られた古代、中国からの輸入銭に頼った中世、石見銀山の「シルバーラッシュ」が世界経済をも動かした戦国時代、財政難に苦しめられた江戸の改革者たち、帝国日本の通貨政策...。無文銀銭が登場した7世紀から現在まで、通貨をめぐる歴史はエピソードに事欠かない。通貨政策に大きな影響を与えてきた庶民の事情にも着目しながら、その歩みをたどる。今も昔も私たちを悩ませる、お金をめぐる通史。