Hoterallian gen

Hoterallian gen
ほてらじあ元
2 gen note printed Atsutoshi Takizuka The 6 types of coins of the Hoterallian gen
ISO 4217
Code	HTG
Denominations
Plural	The language(s) of this currency does not have a morphological plural distinction.
Symbol	Ǥ
Banknotes
Freq. used	Ǥ1, Ǥ2, Ǥ5, Ǥ10, Ǥ50
Rarely used	Ǥ100, Ǥ500
Coins
Freq. used	毛1, 毛2, 毛5, 毛10, 毛20, 毛50
Demographics
User(s)	Hoterallia 1 other country Freice
Issuance
Central bank	National Bank of Hoterallia
Printer	National Printing Bureau
Mint	Mint of Hoterallia

The Hoterallian gen (Symbol: Ǥ; Code: HTG; Hoterallian: ほてらじあ 元) is the official currency of Hoterallia. A single gen is divided into 100 ke, the monetary subunit. The currency is issued by the National Bank of Hoterallia, based in the capital city of Orajioe.

Hoterallia previously used the paper Kōshi and the Ōban system, which lasted from the 13th Century to 1867, when the Currency Replacement Act was enacted during the Hojo Modernisation. The gen and ke system quickly replaced the old system, the National Bank of Hoterallia was founded in 1870 and given a monopoly on controlling the money supply.

The Hoterallian gen has increasingly moved towards exclusively using gen banknotes, as the public has been using the ke system less and less. Generally, Hoterallia is moving towards digital payments. The Hoterallian gen is currently one of the strongest circulating currencies in Anteria as of May 2021, with one Hoterallian gen equalling around 1.1 ACU.

Etymology

Gen derives from the Hoterallian word 元 (げん, gen; "string"), which originates from the small strings attached to the corner when the gen was first introduced. The coin ke system derives from 毛 (け, ke; "hair") due to its resemblance to the style of the Kami Musubime (髪結び目), a form of folk art (Mingei) of hair knotting.

Coins

The ke system was introduced in 1866 with the silver 5-, 10- and 20-ke and the gold 2- and 50-ke. The gold 1-ke was introduced in 1868. The cupronickel eventually replaced the 5- and 10-ke coins in 1871. In 1879, all silver coins were replaced by the cupronickel version, and the sizes of the gold coins were reduced by 50%.

Production of the gold ke coins ceased in 1919, after which a variety of base metals were used to produce all of the ke coins during the Second Reunification War. Clay 5-, 10- and 20-ke coins were produced in 1940, but not issued for circulation.

After the war, brass 1-, 2- and 5-ke were introduced between 1945 and 1947. The current-type holed cupronickel 10-ke was introduced in 1949, the copper 2-ke in 1950, and the aluminum 1-ke in 1953. The government also issued the short-lived gold 100-ke coins in 1955 before discounting them in 1956.

In 1955, the first unholed, nickel 5-ke was introduced. In 1957, the aluminum 10-ke pieces were introduced, followed by the holed 50-ke coin in 1959. These were replaced in 1967 by the current copper-zinc 10-ke along with an unholed, smaller 50-ke. The copper 20-ke coins were introduced in 1975, alongside the gold and bi-metallic 50-ke.

The observe side of all coins shows the coin's value as well as a sakura laurel wreath; after 1945, the coins also includes the Three Goals (except for the current 1- and 2-ke coins).

Currently circulating coins
Image	Value	Technical parameters				Description			Date of first minting
		Diameter	Thickness	Mass	Composition	Edge	Obverse	Reverse
	毛1	20 mm	1.5 mm	1 g	100% aluminium	Smooth	Value, sakura laurel wreath, five-petal sakura	Imperial Seal, lotus, state title, year of minting	1953
	毛2	23.5 mm	1.5 mm	4.5 g	95% copper 3–4% zinc 1–2% tin	Smooth	Value, sakura laurel wreath, five-petal sakura	Imperial Seal, lotus, state title, year of minting	1950
	毛5	21 mm	1.7 mm	4 g	60–70% copper 30–40% zinc	Smooth	Value, sakura laurel wreath, Gōgō no Mokuhyō	Imperial Seal, lotus, state title, year of minting	1959
	毛10	22.6 mm	1.7 mm	4.8 g	Cupronickel 75% copper 25% nickel	Reeded	Value, sakura laurel wreath, Hanjō no Mokuhyō	Imperial Seal, lotus, state title, year of minting	1967
	毛20	26.5 mm	1.85 mm	7.2 g	Cupronickel 75% copper 25% nickel	Reeded	Value, sakura laurel wreath, Zentoku no Mokuhyō	Imperial Seal, lotus, state title, year of minting	1975
	毛50	26.5 mm	1.81 mm	7.1 g	5% gold Bi-metallic (70% copper 12.5% zinc 12.5% nickel)	Reeded helically	Value, five-petal sakura, The Three Goals	Imperial Seal, lotus, state title, year of minting	1975

Commemorative coins have been minted on various occasions in base metal, silver, and gold. One of them was the silver 毛10 and 毛20 issued for the 2000 Brayout International Championship. A commemorative coin series was also released in 1958 for the 60th anniversary of the reign of the Norihi Emperor, minting 10 million gold 毛1,000 coins. In 2010, commemorative 毛50 and 毛100 coins were issued featuring all of Hoterallia's prefectures.

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  The gold 毛1,000, 1958, minted during the 60th Anniversary of The Reign of Emperor Norihi

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  The 毛50 minted during the 2000 Brayout Championship, held in Orajioe

Banknotes

The issuance of the gen banknotes system began in 1868, one year after the currency was introduced. Denominations have ranged from 1 gen to 500 gen. Before and during the Second Reunification War, various bodies issued banknotes in gen, such as the Ministry of Finance and the Imperial Hoterallian National Bank. Since the end of the civil war, the National Bank of Hoterallia has been the exclusive note-issuing authority.

Image		Value	Dimensions	Main Color	Description		Series	Date of issue
Obverse	Reverse				Obverse	Reverse
		Ǥ1	150 × 76 mm	Blue	Yatarō Sawataishi	Yatarō Sawataishi's View of the Shin-Ohashi bridge in Rain (1863)	Series B	November 1, 1998
		Ǥ2	154 × 76 mm	Blue	Atsutoshi Takizuka	The Headquarter of The Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce	Series B	November 1, 1998
		Ǥ5	156 × 76 mm	Green	Norihiro Oboro	The Restoration Debate (1877)	Series C	September 1, 2006
		Ǥ10	158 × 76 mm	Green	Hirotaka Futaoka	Onjō-ji Temple	Series B	November 1, 1998
		Ǥ50	160 × 76 mm	Yellow	Hiroyasu Ishii	Comrades, Friends, Family	Series C	September 1, 2006
		Ǥ100	170 × 76 mm	Pink	Kazunori Takahashi	View of The Phoenix	Series B	November 1, 1998
		Ǥ500	172 × 76 mm	Red	Emperor Norihi	Emperor Norihi, The People's Emperor	Series C	September 1, 2006