緡さし縄なわ

noun

coin string; string for threading coins

Historical term for a slender cord passed through the central hole of old Japanese coins (such as 寛永通宝) to bundle them together. Rare in modern usage; encountered mainly in historical or numismatic contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、銭ぜにをさしなわに通とおして持もち歩あるいた。

  In the Edo period, people carried coins by threading them onto a coin string.