Hideyori TOYOTOMI ordered its minting to pay for re-erecting the Daibutsu of Hoko-ji Temple in Kyoto, and it was minted during the period from November 1608 until February 1612, therefore those oban are called 'Daibutsu oban'; in fact it is considered to be a product which Ieyasu TOKUGAWA had ordered Hideyori to re-erect the Daibutsu for the purpose of making Hideyori consume the Toyotomi family's huge assets.
豊臣秀頼が京都の方広寺京の大仏再建の費用に当てるために慶長13年（1608年）10月から17年（1612年）1月に掛けて鋳造されたものとされ大仏大判と呼ばれ、これは徳川家康が秀頼の蓄財を消費させる目的で方広寺の再建を指示したとされる。