Currency of Japan: Japanese yen, today's rate ¥
The Japanese Yen is the currency of Japan. The code of Japanese yen is JPY. We use ¥ as symbol of Japanese yen. The Japanese Yen is divided in 100 sen. JPY is regulated by Bank of Japan.
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- the Japanese yen was introduced in 1 Jun 1871 (153 years ago).
- There are 6 coins for the Japanese yen ( ¥1 , ¥5 , ¥10 , ¥50 , ¥100 and ¥500 ),
- the Japanese yen has 4 banknotes ( ¥1000 , ¥2000 , ¥5000 and ¥10000 )
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The yen, the Japanese currency
The yen, just like the yuan in China and the won in Korea, simply means «circle». Coins in Japan, when they were created at the end of the 19th century, were already round, hence the name. The Japanese went even further with this meaning and punched a hole in the middle of some coins: the 5 and 50-yen coins.
Japanese coins are particular in that they never feature faces.
As for banknotes, they look old-fashioned. You get the impression that the colors have faded and that the people represented sometimes within medallions are all very old. Japan has reserved a special place for its illustrious ancestors and for a country that places special importance on traditions, this is hardly surprising.
On the back of the banknote you’ll find 2 images of Mount Fuji, which rises to 3776m and is one of the strongest symbols of Japan. You’ll also find a phoenix on the 10,000-yen note, a mythical bird from ancient China and a symbol of justice and grace.
JPY All currencies
JPY/currency | Converter | |
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Japanese yen to Sri Lankan rupee | 1 JPY = 1.9172 LKR | |
Japanese yen to Philippine peso | 1 JPY = 0.3707 PHP | |
Japanese yen to Bangladeshi taka | 1 JPY = 0.7490 BDT | |
Japanese yen to Nepalese rupee | 1 JPY = 0.8528 NPR | |
Japanese yen to Pakistani rupee | 1 JPY = 1.7818 PKR | |
Japanese yen to Indonesian rupiah | 1 JPY = 102.5289 IDR | |
Japanese yen to US dollar | 1 JPY = 0.0064 USD | |
Japanese yen to Mozambican metical | 1 JPY = 0.4101 MZN | |
Japanese yen to British pound | 1 JPY = 0.0051 GBP | |
Japanese yen to UAE dirham | 1 JPY = 0.0236 AED | |
Japanese yen to euro | 1 JPY = 0.0059 EUR |
All currencies JPY
currency/JPY | Converter | |
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Malaysian ringgit to Japanese yen | 1 MYR = 33.2479 JPY | |
Singapore dollar to Japanese yen | 1 SGD = 115.8115 JPY | |
Indian rupee to Japanese yen | 1 INR = 1.8704 JPY | |
Myanmar kyat to Japanese yen | 1 MMK = 0.0744 JPY | |
US dollar to Japanese yen | 1 USD = 155.8165 JPY | |
Australian dollar to Japanese yen | 1 AUD = 104.3781 JPY | |
Bangladeshi taka to Japanese yen | 1 BDT = 1.3350 JPY | |
euro to Japanese yen | 1 EUR = 169.4380 JPY | |
Nepalese rupee to Japanese yen | 1 NPR = 1.1726 JPY | |
Philippine peso to Japanese yen | 1 PHP = 2.6975 JPY | |
Thai baht to Japanese yen | 1 THB = 4.3091 JPY |
Major currencies
currency | ISO 4217 |
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Indian rupee | INR |
Bangladeshi taka | BDT |
US dollar | USD |
Pakistani rupee | PKR |
British pound | GBP |
UAE dirham | AED |
euro | EUR |
Saudi riyal | SAR |
Malaysian ringgit | MYR |
Nigerian naira | NGN |