noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
privately minted coin; illegal coinage
Historical term referring to coins minted privately, often illegally, in pre-modern Japan. Rare in modern usage except in historical contexts.
江戸時代には私鋳銭の取り締まりが厳しかった。
In the Edo period, the crackdown on privately minted coins was severe.
この古銭は
This old coin may be a privately minted one.