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 Philippine peso | 1 JPY = 0.3661 PHP | |
Japanese yen to Sri Lankan rupee | 1 JPY = 1.8787 LKR | |
Japanese yen to Indian rupee | 1 JPY = 0.5287 INR | |
Japanese yen to Pakistani rupee | 1 JPY = 1.7635 PKR | |
Japanese yen to Myanmar kyat | 1 JPY = 13.3052 MMK | |
Japanese yen to Indonesian rupiah | 1 JPY = 103.0113 IDR | |
Japanese yen to Nepalese rupee | 1 JPY = 0.8461 NPR | |
Japanese yen to euro | 1 JPY = 0.0059 EUR | |
Japanese yen to Ghanaian cedi | 1 JPY = 0.0865 GHS | |
Japanese yen to Bhutanese ngultrum | 1 JPY = 0.5288 BTN | |
Japanese yen to Ounces of Copper | 1 JPY = 0.0000 XCP | |
Japanese yen to UAE dirham | 1 JPY = 0.0233 AED |
All currencies JPY
currency/JPY | Converter | |
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Malaysian ringgit to Japanese yen | 1 MYR = 33.1192 JPY | |
Bangladeshi taka to Japanese yen | 1 BDT = 1.4381 JPY | |
US dollar to Japanese yen | 1 USD = 157.8953 JPY | |
Thai baht to Japanese yen | 1 THB = 4.2416 JPY | |
Nepalese rupee to Japanese yen | 1 NPR = 1.1819 JPY | |
Australian dollar to Japanese yen | 1 AUD = 102.1740 JPY | |
euro to Japanese yen | 1 EUR = 168.2990 JPY | |
Philippine peso to Japanese yen | 1 PHP = 2.7311 JPY | |
Singapore dollar to Japanese yen | 1 SGD = 115.6440 JPY | |
Hong Kong dollar to Japanese yen | 1 HKD = 20.1854 JPY | |
Bahraini dinar to Japanese yen | 1 BHD = 418.5574 JPY | |
New Zealand dollar to Japanese yen | 1 NZD = 92.9557 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 |
Saudi riyal | SAR |
Malaysian ringgit | MYR |
Nigerian naira | NGN |