Accepting scrip always carried the risk of forfeiture. During the Edo period, the shogunate seized some domains, and transferred others; on such occasions, the new daimyō might not honor the old scrip.
Using scrip that had been accepted always posed a threat of seizure. In feudal Japan's Edo era, the military government would seize control of certain territories and transfer ownership; during these times, the new warlord may not have honored the old scrip.