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 (152 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.
Exchange rate of Japanese yen , currency of Japan
JPY All currencies
All currencies JPY
currency/JPY | Converter | |
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Bangladeshi taka to Japanese yen | 1 BDT = 1.3560 JPY | |
Nepalese rupee to Japanese yen | 1 NPR = 1.1179 JPY | |
US dollar to Japanese yen | 1 USD = 148.2802 JPY | |
Indian rupee to Japanese yen | 1 INR = 1.7844 JPY | |
Malaysian ringgit to Japanese yen | 1 MYR = 31.6061 JPY | |
Philippine peso to Japanese yen | 1 PHP = 2.6086 JPY | |
Singapore dollar to Japanese yen | 1 SGD = 108.5585 JPY | |
Sri Lankan rupee to Japanese yen | 1 LKR = 0.4589 JPY | |
Myanmar kyat to Japanese yen | 1 MMK = 0.0709 JPY | |
Canadian dollar to Japanese yen | 1 CAD = 109.8977 JPY | |
euro to Japanese yen | 1 EUR = 158.1230 JPY | |
Pakistani rupee to Japanese yen | 1 PKR = 0.5062 JPY | |
Vietnamese dong to Japanese yen | 1 VND = 0.0061 JPY | |
Qatari rial to Japanese yen | 1 QAR = 40.7250 JPY | |
Australian dollar to Japanese yen | 1 AUD = 95.5218 JPY | |
Hong Kong dollar to Japanese yen | 1 HKD = 18.9605 JPY | |
Brunei dollar to Japanese yen | 1 BND = 108.9542 JPY | |
UAE dirham to Japanese yen | 1 AED = 40.3716 JPY |
Currency Of Japan
Major currencies
currency | ISO 4217 |
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Indian rupee | INR |
Pakistani rupee | PKR |
US dollar | USD |
Bangladeshi taka | BDT |
UAE dirham | AED |
Saudi riyal | SAR |
euro | EUR |
British pound | GBP |
Malaysian ringgit | MYR |
Afghan Afghani | AFN |