In order to prevent government officials counterfeiting coins in order to obtain Ikai (Court rank), any person who manufactured counterfeit coins was punished with removal of official rank and 'zan' (execution by decapitation).
役人が位階獲得を目的に私鋳銭を製造しないよう、私鋳銭製造に対しては官位剥奪、「斬」（首を切る極刑）の罰が加えられた。