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Arcane Relics of Asian Coinage
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Fractional Japanese currency, now obsolete and once copper
  • 3. Ancient Greek silver coin influencing certain Asian trade tokens
  • 4. Rare Tang dynasty coin whose name means 'copper bamboo'
  • 7. Obsolete Chinese coin once clipped for purity, akin to trimming feathers
  • 8. Old Japanese gold coin, homophone with a poetic writing style
  • 9. Formerly minted in various Indonesian islands before standardization
  • 14. Subdivision of the Indian rupee during colonial times, not a name
Down
  • 2. Korean fractional currency, also a poetic numeral
  • 5. Ancient Siamese currency now replaced, also a measure of silver weight
  • 6. Small denomination coin in Korea before modern won
  • 10. Middle Eastern and South Asian coin once widespread, now changed
  • 11. Japanese silver coin named after a weight unit used in pearls
  • 12. Spanish-influenced unit once common in Philippines and beyond
  • 13. Old Persian copper coin, a rustling variant in ancient markets
  • 15. Nepalese silver coin, its name doubles as a Sanskrit measure
  • 16. Chinese cent equivalent, discontinued in modern monetary reforms
  • 17. Former Qing dynasty unit, also a fragrant type possibly linked

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