Ryogoku kahei may also be called chiho (regions) kahei, but the former is distinguished from the latter, because the word 'chiho kahei' was used to mean the coins for circulation inside the territories, which were frequently issued by various domains, mainly toward the end of Edo Period.
地方貨幣というべきものでもあるが、地方貨幣は諸藩により主に幕末に盛んに発行された領内通用貨幣の意味として用いられているため区別する。