穴あなあき銭せん

noun

perforated coin; coin with a hole

Refers to old Japanese or Chinese coins with a square or round hole in the center. Often used in historical or numismatic contexts. See also 穴銭.

See also: 穴銭

• この穴あなあき銭せんは江え戸ど時じ代だいのものだ。

  This perforated coin is from the Edo period.

• 穴あなあき銭せんを紐ひもに通とおして保ほ管かんしていた。

  They kept perforated coins by threading them on a string.