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*''Japanese'': 両 ''(ryou)''

*''Japanese'': 両 ''(ryou)''<ref>Though the silver tael is known as a ''ryô'' in Japanese, using the same [[kanji|character]] for the [[currency|Japanese gold ''ryô'']], the two are not the same.</ref>

The tael was a Chinese unit of weight, and a denomination of silver, equivalent to 1.3 ounces. Though not widely used within Japan, the tael was, for a time, widely exchanged and widely accepted amongst most major maritime powers in the world. Though known as a ''ryô'' in Japanese, using the same [[kanji|character]] for the [[currency|Japanese gold ''ryô'']], the two are actually unrelated in weight and value.

The tael was a Chinese unit of weight, and a denomination of silver, equivalent to 1.3 ounces. Though not widely used within Japan, the tael was, for a time, widely exchanged and widely accepted amongst most major maritime powers in the world.

Taels were exchanged either as bank notes, in silver bars or ingots measured by weight, or in coin, often Mexican silver dollars, which were likewise widely traded in the early modern period.

Taels were exchanged either as bank notes, in silver bars or ingots measured by weight, or in coin, often Mexican silver dollars, which were likewise widely traded in the early modern period.