After the Meiji Restoration, the Meiji government continued to issue non-convertible paper money such as Dajokan-satsu (notes of the Great Council of State) or Minbusho-satsu (Civil Department notes) to compensate for the lack of financial resources.
明治維新後、明治政府は財政不足を補うために太政官札・民部省札などの不換紙幣を発行し続けた。