However, they were miscellaneous bills issued by the government and nongovermental organizations such as Dajokan (Grand Council of State) bills, Prefecture bills, Mimbusho (Ministry of Popular Affairs) bills, Kawase-gaisha(Exchange Company) bills, which wereof the same style as Han (domain) bills in the Edo period, and there were also a large number of counterfeited bills.
しかし紙幣といっても江戸時代の藩札の様式を踏襲した多種多様の雑多な紙幣、すなわち太政官札、府県札、民部省札、為替会社札など官民発行のものが流通しており、偽造紙幣も大量にあった。