Design with 6 coins arranged in rows. Back then coins were placed inside a coffin based on a Buddhism belief you would need coins to go to the other world.
 

What is "Rokumonsen" ?

• A boat fare to travel across Sanzu River that divides this world from the other world was said to be 6 coins, and this traditional custom is still very much valid today.
• However, today paper with coins printed on it is placed inside a zuta bag (made with fabric), which is then placed inside a coffin.

 

Castle's name that stamp this family crest

・Ueda castle（Nagano）
・Matsushiro castle（Nagano）
・Numata castle（Gumma）
・Iwabitsu castle（Gumma）
・Nagurumi castle（Gumma）