Ho 上市 Deposited
A Japanese word meaning treasure. The term is used in conjunction with Tsu, i.e., currency, on coins, forming two of the usual four characters on the obverse. See Pao and Tsu and conf. Munro, Coins of Japan. 1904 (pp. 251, 264).
- Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)