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 (154 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
JPY/currency | Converter | |
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Japanese yen to Sri Lankan rupee | 1 JPY = 2.0446 LKR | |
Japanese yen to Pakistani rupee | 1 JPY = 1.9359 PKR | |
Japanese yen to euro | 1 JPY = 0.0058 EUR | |
Japanese yen to UAE dirham | 1 JPY = 0.0250 AED | |
Japanese yen to Australian dollar | 1 JPY = 0.0103 AUD | |
Japanese yen to Saudi riyal | 1 JPY = 0.0255 SAR | |
Japanese yen to Canadian dollar | 1 JPY = 0.0093 CAD | |
Japanese yen to Nigerian naira | 1 JPY = 10.4106 NGN | |
Japanese yen to Bosnia-Herzegovina convertible mark | 1 JPY = 0.0114 BAM | |
Japanese yen to Nepalese rupee | 1 JPY = 0.9326 NPR |
All currencies JPY
currency/JPY | Converter | |
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US dollar to Japanese yen | 1 USD = 147.0157 JPY | |
British pound to Japanese yen | 1 GBP = 199.2677 JPY | |
Bangladeshi taka to Japanese yen | 1 BDT = 1.2082 JPY | |
Indian rupee to Japanese yen | 1 INR = 1.7144 JPY | |
euro to Japanese yen | 1 EUR = 171.5850 JPY | |
Pakistani rupee to Japanese yen | 1 PKR = 0.5166 JPY | |
UAE dirham to Japanese yen | 1 AED = 40.0260 JPY | |
Australian dollar to Japanese yen | 1 AUD = 96.6970 JPY | |
Saudi riyal to Japanese yen | 1 SAR = 39.1995 JPY | |
Canadian dollar to Japanese yen | 1 CAD = 107.2909 JPY |
Currency Of Japan
Major currencies
currency | ISO 4217 |
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US dollar | USD |
British pound | GBP |
Bangladeshi taka | BDT |
Indian rupee | INR |
euro | EUR |
Pakistani rupee | PKR |
UAE dirham | AED |
Australian dollar | AUD |
Saudi riyal | SAR |
Canadian dollar | CAD |