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 Indian rupee | 1 JPY = 0.5439 INR | |
Japanese yen to Sri Lankan rupee | 1 JPY = 1.9643 LKR | |
Japanese yen to Myanmar kyat | 1 JPY = 13.6414 MMK | |
Japanese yen to Vietnamese dong | 1 JPY = 165.2714 VND | |
Japanese yen to Pakistani rupee | 1 JPY = 1.8095 PKR | |
Japanese yen to Bangladeshi taka | 1 JPY = 0.7131 BDT | |
Japanese yen to Ghanaian cedi | 1 JPY = 0.0874 GHS | |
Japanese yen to US dollar | 1 JPY = 0.0065 USD | |
Japanese yen to British pound | 1 JPY = 0.0052 GBP | |
Japanese yen to euro | 1 JPY = 0.0061 EUR |
All currencies JPY
currency/JPY | Converter | |
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Malaysian ringgit to Japanese yen | 1 MYR = 32.1365 JPY | |
Philippine peso to Japanese yen | 1 PHP = 2.6712 JPY | |
UAE dirham to Japanese yen | 1 AED = 41.9044 JPY | |
Nepalese rupee to Japanese yen | 1 NPR = 1.1518 JPY | |
US dollar to Japanese yen | 1 USD = 153.9018 JPY | |
Sri Lankan rupee to Japanese yen | 1 LKR = 0.5091 JPY | |
Saudi riyal to Japanese yen | 1 SAR = 41.0269 JPY | |
Indian rupee to Japanese yen | 1 INR = 1.8387 JPY | |
Bangladeshi taka to Japanese yen | 1 BDT = 1.4024 JPY | |
Pakistani rupee to Japanese yen | 1 PKR = 0.5526 JPY |
Major currencies
currency | ISO 4217 |
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Indian rupee | INR |
US dollar | USD |
Bangladeshi taka | BDT |
Pakistani rupee | PKR |
UAE dirham | AED |
British pound | GBP |
euro | EUR |
Malaysian ringgit | MYR |
Saudi riyal | SAR |
Nigerian naira | NGN |