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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;svessien, post: 4237977, member: 15481&quot;]<font size="3"><b>[ATTACH=full]1082896[/ATTACH] </b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>&quot;NANRYO GIN</b></font></p><p>The <i>Nanryo Gin</i> was the Japanese government’s second attempt at a rectangular silver coin, and it was much more successful. These ran from 1772 through 1837 and saw three slightly different types. Even the name was an attempt to increase public confidence; “Nanryo Gin” means “High-Quality Silver”. With silver content ranging from 97.8% to 98.9% over the years, they lived up to their name.</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse features two dense columns of Japanese writing that translate as “Take Nanryo eight pieces / to exchange for Koban one Ryo.” The hope was that writing the official value on the coin would encourage it to circulate at face value, unlike the Meiwa Go Momme Gin.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>From Coin Week IQ by Lianna Spurrier May 31, 2019</p><p><br /></p><p>Read more about the history of the bar money of Japan in the article below:</p><p><a href="https://coinweek.com/world-coins/coinweek-iq-japanese-bar-money/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coinweek.com/world-coins/coinweek-iq-japanese-bar-money/" rel="nofollow">https://coinweek.com/world-coins/coinweek-iq-japanese-bar-money/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1082895[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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