Kiri-mon has a character used as an emblem to identify the government, and it is included on coins such as koban (former Japanese oval gold coin) during the Edo Period, coins after Meiji Period and the 500-yen coin, the largest coin in present use.
桐紋はもともと政府を表すの紋章としての性格があり、小判などの江戸時代の貨幣や明治以降の貨幣、現在の最高額硬貨である500円玉にもその刻印がある。