文久

Etymology
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Proper noun

 * 1)  Japanese era spanning from February 1861 through February 1864

Etymology
Chosen as the name of the based on a quote from the, Volume 79, Part 2, Biographies of Confucian Scholars: Xie Gai  (full Chinese source text here):


 * 故能文武并用，成长久之计.
 * And it could be civil and military use, as a permanent solution.

The meaning here was likely chosen in reference to overtones of  and.

Proper noun

 * 1) the Bunkyū era, 1861-1864
 * , a copper coin with a square hole in the center, issued in 1863 and worth four