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Old Japanese gold coin
Answer for the clue "Old Japanese gold coin ", 5 letters:
koban
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
The was a Japanese oval gold coin in Edo period feudal Japan , equal to one ryō , another early Japanese monetary unit. It was a central part of Tokugawa coinage . The Keichō era koban , a gold piece, contained about one ryō of gold, so that koban carried ...
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. An oval gold coin in the Edo period of feudal Japan. Etymology 2 n. A small community police office or a police box, especially one in Japan.
Usage examples of koban.
By his side stood Boss Koban of the Winslows, a Gang from Central Jersey.
Most of the rockets were disintegrated, for Koban would not permit the use of the inertron rockets against the ships.
He gave Gyoko a small leather bag containing ten koban, regretting the ostentation, but knowing his position demanded it.
Your treasury will be richer with tens of thousands of koban by this time next year.
Its weight surprised him-until he opened it and saw the gold koban inside.
Would you not pay three hundred koban for the best oil a merchant has to offer?