Japanese currency

Japanese currency has a history covering the period from the 8th century AD to the present. After the traditional usage of rice as a currency medium, Japan adopted currency systems and designs from China before developing a separate system of its own.

This article is about the history of currency in Japan. For the modern currency, see Japanese yen.
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