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Tosa was a lords domain on the island of Shikoku in Japan and it issued many
of its own coins between 1866-71.
Tosa Tsuuhou coins were modeled after the Tenpou Tsuuhou 100 Mon coin. Tosa also minted a large rectangular coin called a Tosa Kanken which had on its obverse side 100 mon as its value. Its monme coins (units of 1 and 10) are all round. Tosa is present day Kochi prefecture. Coin images provided by Luke Roberts (book Zuroku Nihon no kahei, vol. 4., published by Touyou keizai shinpousha, 1973). |
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