Since the Meiji period, the New Currency Act became effective and 1 ryo was determined as equivalent to 1 yen (the value of contained amount of gold and silver of nibukin and purity of gold of 1 yen coin were almost equivalent). なお、明治以降新貨条例が施行され、1両は1円 (通貨)と等価とされ、(二分金の金銀含有量の実質価値と日本の金貨一円金貨 の純金含有量の価値がほぼ等しかった。 |