Soldiers of Light Discussion 1

Krylo · 05-29-2014, 03:25 AM

SO, I looked up how much 3 koban is.

Uh, Raiden, did you mean to give us each the rough equivalent of $3000?

From wikipedia on Koban:
"The koban (???) was a Japanese oval gold coin in Edo period feudal Japan, equal to one ry?, another early Japanese monetary unit. It was a central part of Tokugawa coinage."

From Wikipedia on Ryo:
Modern conversion

These fluctuations in the gold content of the koban over time, as well as differences in the cost of living between various points in the Edo period and in modern times make any attempt to relate the value of one ry? in terms of modern currency very difficult. Japanese middle school textbooks often state that one ry? was approximately equivalent to 100,000 Yen at the start of the Edo period, and around 3000-4000 Yen at the end of the Edo period. On the other hand, the Currency Museum of the Bank of Japan states that one ry? had a nominal value equivalent 300,000-400,000 Yen, but was worth only 120,000-130,000 Yen in practice, or 40,000 Yen in terms of rice.

So, roughly 100,000 Yen, a lot more, nominally, but a lot less in rice. We'll cut off the extra 20-30k because you know, why not just use a nice round number.

So let's just toss that into Google money conversion to see the relative worth of one Koban in USD.

100000 Japanese Yen equals
983.5740 US Dollar

That means we each have $3000, Raiden. Do you know how fat I'm going to get? Do you?

You're mad.

05-29-2014, 03:25 AM	#11
Krylo The Straightest Shota Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: It's a secret to everybody. Posts: 17,789	SO, I looked up how much 3 koban is. Uh, Raiden, did you mean to give us each the rough equivalent of $3000? From wikipedia on Koban: "The koban (???) was a Japanese oval gold coin in Edo period feudal Japan, equal to one ry?, another early Japanese monetary unit. It was a central part of Tokugawa coinage." From Wikipedia on Ryo: Modern conversion These fluctuations in the gold content of the koban over time, as well as differences in the cost of living between various points in the Edo period and in modern times make any attempt to relate the value of one ry? in terms of modern currency very difficult. Japanese middle school textbooks often state that one ry? was approximately equivalent to 100,000 Yen at the start of the Edo period, and around 3000-4000 Yen at the end of the Edo period. On the other hand, the Currency Museum of the Bank of Japan states that one ry? had a nominal value equivalent 300,000-400,000 Yen, but was worth only 120,000-130,000 Yen in practice, or 40,000 Yen in terms of rice. So, roughly 100,000 Yen, a lot more, nominally, but a lot less in rice. We'll cut off the extra 20-30k because you know, why not just use a nice round number. So let's just toss that into Google money conversion to see the relative worth of one Koban in USD. 100000 Japanese Yen equals 983.5740 US Dollar That means we each have $3000, Raiden. Do you know how fat I'm going to get? Do you? You're mad. __________________ I am very tired.