ichibukin; Edo-period rectangular gold coin worth a quarter ryō
Historical currency term; refers to a specific gold coin used during the Edo period. The coin was rectangular and valued at one quarter of a ryō (両).
See also: 両 (りょう)
The ichibukin is a type of gold coin that circulated during the Edo period.
Ichibukin and nibukin coins are on display at this museum.
A larger Edo-period gold currency unit; one ryō was equivalent to four ichibukin.
A gold coin worth two bu, i.e., half a ryō; twice the value of an ichibukin.
Standard kanji spelling for this historical gold coin.
Variant kanji spelling using 歩 instead of 分; less common.
Compound of 一 (ichi, 'one') + 分 (bu, a historical currency unit) + 金 (kin, 'gold'). The term refers to a gold coin valued at one bu.