Meiji Tsuho, issued in May 1872, were welcomed by the people as fresh bills that announced the arrival of a new period, and at the same time, the removal of the former bills in circulation was proceeded.
明治通宝は1872年（明治5年）4月に発行され、民衆からは新時代の到来を告げる斬新な紙幣として歓迎され、雑多な旧紙幣の回収も進められた。