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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Loong Siew, post: 2237864, member: 75799&quot;]Thanks all. It is uncertain if bringing over the use of Chinese coins is something that Prince Shotoku included although it appears unlikely or at least unrecorded to my knowledge. The barter system was still highly favored back then as the Japanese general populace preferred the exchange of actual goods particularly rice as opposed to currency. Coins were probably more confined to the urban elites around Nara as opposed to the greater part of the country as a more efficient mean on commerce. This was the case for the Wado too thus accounting for their rarity. Also, there is an earlier coin in Japan known as the Fuhonsen 富本錢 that predates the wado by a couple of decades however they are exceptionally rare and regarded as national treasures. Moreover they are still subjected to expert opinion as to their real use as currency (locally at least) or&nbsp; tokens.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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