[KS] Japanese Paper Money in Korea in the 1880s

Robert N robertneff103 at gmail.com
Tue Dec 13 09:36:40 EST 2016


Thank you all for the great advice...it was a great help

Robert Neff

On Dec 13, 2016 1:42 PM, "Duncan, John" <duncan at humnet.ucla.edu> wrote:

> Check Howard Kahm’s 2012 Ph.D dissertation, “Colonial Finance: Daiichi
> Bank and the Bank of Chosen in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century
> Korea, Japan, and Manchuria”.  Chapter 2 on the activities of the Diachi
> Bank in Korea in the late 19th century is the best English-language
> account of Japanese currency and Japanese banking activities in Korea at
> that time.
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> John Duncan
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> *From:* Koreanstudies [mailto:koreanstudies-bounces at koreanstudies.com] *On
> Behalf Of *Robert N
> *Sent:* Monday, December 12, 2016 7:34 PM
> *To:* Korean Studies Discussion List
> *Subject:* [KS] Japanese Paper Money in Korea in the 1880s
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> Greetings,
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> My apologies for bothering the group with this question but how prevalent
> was the use of Japanese paper money in Korea in the early 1880s?  Was it
> primarily used between the Japanese merchants?  Was it used in loans to the
> Korean government by the Japanese?  A Korean Customs' Report for 1883 lists
> 2,420 dollars worth of Japanese paper currency exported out of Chemulpo.
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> An image of Japanese paper currency from the net.
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> Thanking you in advance for any assistance
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> Robert Neff
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