Mokkan

Mokkan (木簡 Mokkan) are strips of wood that are often used as proof of identification whether they be bills or admission passes. The appearance of the pass depends on its intended purpose.
==Travel Passes==
A Travel Pass (旅行通行券 Ryokō Tsūkōken) is a permit needed to enter other Provinces. There are different types of travel passes:
*Standard Travel Passes are issued to those of lower status and are not members of the Eight Coloured Clans. They are checked at checkpoints to ensure their legitimacy. The appearance of Standard Travel Passes is unknown.
*Special Passes are issued to members of the Eight Colored Clans. They allow them to pass through checkpoints mostly unchecked. The pass is a rectangular block of wood with the crest of the clan member that owns the pass is painted on it.
*Other types of travel passes are not touched upon in the series.
==Imperial Examination Admission Passes==
An Imperial Examination Admission Pass (科挙の受験票 Kakyo no Jukenhyō) is needed to take the Imperial Exams. They are issued to anyone who successfully passes the Provincial Exams and are eligible to take the Imperial Exams. The pass is a thin rectangular block of wood with small gold flower (resembling a sakura) painted on one side. It is also red and purple in colour and decorated with a gold and black stripe that encompasses both sides.
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