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本位貨幣 (honikahei) Japanese meaning: standard money | Kotomora
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Under the gold standard, gold coins were used as standard money.
The Bank of Japan manages the issuance of legal tender.
Kanji 貨 freight, goods, property 幣 cash, bad habit, humble prefix Related words 通つう 貨か 通貨 is a broader term for currency in general, while 本位貨幣 specifically refers to the standard monetary unit that defines a country's monetary system.
法ほう 貨か 法貨 means legal tender with a focus on legal status, whereas 本位貨幣 emphasizes the role as the monetary standard.
Etymology Compound of 本位 (standard, basis) and 貨幣 (currency, money). The term was coined in the context of modern monetary systems to denote the primary unit of currency.
