The name of the coin comes from Fujisawa and Yoshida Jima, which are place names. A coin mint was established in Ashikaga Kamigun, Kanagawa Prefecture.
It is said that coin minting began in December of the 4th year of the Genbun era, but this is not confirmed.
There are several such unconfirmed coins in the new Kan’ei Tsuho series.
This page references “Anasen Nyumon Kanei Tsuho – new Kan’ei Tsuho -,” so we introduce it as the Fujisawa-YoshidaJima coin.
Fujisawa・YoshidaJima Sen Type Shukuji
The characters on the Kan’ei Tsūhō coins are smaller. According to the old theory, the “Shukuji characters” are said to be Yoshida-jima.
① Jumping inward
②A typeface that appears to be continuous
③A form different from “Type-Iei”
Fujisawa・YoshidaJima Sen Type Iei(Chigiei)
This type is called “Iei.”
It is said to have been created in a place called Fujisawa.
