JAPAN

Banknote

Hansatsu

Kawauchinokuni

"Shinrensya Temple Note"

Silver 3 Momme

(pre-1867)

FRONT

・銀三匁（Silver 3 Momme）

・御菩提所（Shinrensya temple）

BACK

・御寄附（Donation）

・勘定方引替所（Office of Accounting and Bill Exchange）

🦔 Shinrensha Temple 🦔 

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　Shinrensha was a religious organization active in Kawachi Province (present-day eastern Osaka Prefecture) during the late Edo period. It is best known for issuing private notes (shisatsu) that circulated within the local community.

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🦔 Nature of Shinrensha

　Shinrensha functioned as a temple-related religious association and served as a center of faith for local residents.

　Unlike a feudal domain, it was a private, non-governmental organization, and the notes it issued are classified not as hansatsu but as “shasatsu” (temple/shrine notes) or private notes.

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🦔 Background of Private Note Issuance

　In the late Edo period, shortages of small-denomination currency and unstable coin circulation led various temples, shrines, merchants, and villages to issue their own notes for use within limited areas.

　Possible reasons Shinrensha issued its own notes include:

• Facilitating local small-scale economic transactions

• Securing financial resources for temple activities

• Improving convenience for pilgrims and members of the religious association

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🦔 Characteristics of Shinrensha Notes

　Based on surviving examples, Shinrensha notes generally show the following features:

• Although similar in format to domain notes, they were issued by a religious association, not a political authority.

• Denominations were usually small, intended for use within a limited local network.

• Designs were relatively simple, typically showing the name of the issuing organization and its seal.

• Circulation was highly localized and depended on community trust.

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🦔 Historical Context

　Although the shogunate officially restricted the issuance of private notes, many such practices were tolerated at the local level. Shinrensha's notes are considered one example of these community-based credit instruments.

　After the Meiji Restoration, the ban on private notes (1871–1873) led to the abolition and removal of Shinrensha notes along with other private and temple-issued currencies.

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