{"product_id":"japan-nagasaki-trade-coin-genpo-tsuho-1659-to-1685-ce-edo-japan","title":"Japan, Nagasaki Trade Coin, Genpō Tsūhō - 1659 to 1685 CE - Edo Japan","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"hh-backorder-notice\" data-hh-notice=\"small-box\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePLEASE READ:\u003c\/strong\u003e Our shipment of small display boxes has been delayed. \u003cstrong\u003eSmall display boxes are currently out of stock and are expected to arrive around October 1st.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can still \u003cstrong\u003epre-order items that include a small display box.\u003c\/strong\u003e These items will \u003cstrong\u003enot ship until the display boxes arrive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-orders receive $5 off each delayed item.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn-stock items in the same order will ship immediately as usual.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eNagasaki trade coins, also known as Nagasaki export coins, were a series of Japanese copper 1 mon coins cast exclusively for use with foreign trading partners during the Tokugawa shogunate from 1659 to 1685.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese coins come from an isolationist period in Japanese history, when the nation was under a policy called \u003cem\u003esakoku\u003c\/em\u003e (\"chained country\"). However, the policy did not end all foreign trade—the city of Nagasaki, where these coins were made, still managed to flourish as Japan's primary trading port. The coins were mostly exported to Vietnam and other Southeast Asian regions, and Nagasaki trade coins even became a de facto currency in many places due to declines in local coin production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven with its isolationist policies, Nagasaki trade coins show the impact Japan had across southeast Asia, both economically and culturally. Coins production was driven by a high demand for copper in Southeast Asia and Vietnam in particular, where copper had become scarce due to its use in weaponry during the Trinh-Nguyễn War, and they were often melted down in northern Vietnam for utensils. Japanese merchants exploited a ban on gold and silver exports by the Qing dynasty as well, by using these coins for silk and other goods. Nagasaki trade coins would even travel to Europe via the Dutch East India Company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese coins are inscribed with 元豐通寶, which are Chinese characters copied from coins of the Song Dynasty. However, they are distinguishable from their Chinese counterparts by the use of different typefaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEach coin comes with a \u003cstrong\u003eCertificate of Authenticity\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"History Hoard","offers":[{"title":"Include display case (+$0.00)","offer_id":67582028775501,"sku":"nbm1791344809580","price":18.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"No display - just the coin certificate and info card (save $15.00 each)","offer_id":67582028808269,"sku":"yvf1791344809581","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0667\/0775\/0989\/files\/japan-nagasaki-trade-coin-genpo-tsuho---1659-to-1685-ce---edo-japan_1.jpg?v=1791344815","url":"https:\/\/www.neatcorner.shop\/products\/japan-nagasaki-trade-coin-genpo-tsuho-1659-to-1685-ce-edo-japan","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}