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 = 1.9880 LKR | |
Japanese yen to Indian rupee | 1 JPY = 0.5506 INR | |
Japanese yen to Myanmar kyat | 1 JPY = 13.8769 MMK | |
Japanese yen to US dollar | 1 JPY = 0.0066 USD | |
Japanese yen to Pakistani rupee | 1 JPY = 1.8375 PKR | |
Japanese yen to Ghanaian cedi | 1 JPY = 0.0872 GHS | |
Japanese yen to Indonesian rupiah | 1 JPY = 104.8898 IDR | |
Japanese yen to Afghan Afghani | 1 JPY = 0.4711 AFN | |
Japanese yen to Bhutanese ngultrum | 1 JPY = 0.5507 BTN | |
Japanese yen to euro | 1 JPY = 0.0061 EUR | |
Japanese yen to Kenyan shilling | 1 JPY = 0.8756 KES | |
Japanese yen to British pound | 1 JPY = 0.0052 GBP | |
Japanese yen to Canadian dollar | 1 JPY = 0.0090 CAD | |
Japanese yen to Australian dollar | 1 JPY = 0.0101 AUD | |
Japanese yen to Mongolian tugrik | 1 JPY = 22.7923 MNT | |
Japanese yen to Iranian rial | 1 JPY = 277.7019 IRR | |
Japanese yen to UAE dirham | 1 JPY = 0.0243 AED | |
Japanese yen to Saudi riyal | 1 JPY = 0.0248 SAR | |
Japanese yen to Malaysian ringgit | 1 JPY = 0.0313 MYR |
All currencies JPY
currency/JPY | Converter | |
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Nepalese rupee to Japanese yen | 1 NPR = 1.1349 JPY | |
Bangladeshi taka to Japanese yen | 1 BDT = 1.3788 JPY | |
Philippine peso to Japanese yen | 1 PHP = 2.6902 JPY | |
Singapore dollar to Japanese yen | 1 SGD = 112.3300 JPY | |
US dollar to Japanese yen | 1 USD = 151.3666 JPY | |
Indian rupee to Japanese yen | 1 INR = 1.8160 JPY | |
Myanmar kyat to Japanese yen | 1 MMK = 0.0721 JPY | |
Canadian dollar to Japanese yen | 1 CAD = 111.4913 JPY | |
Sri Lankan rupee to Japanese yen | 1 LKR = 0.5030 JPY | |
Pakistani rupee to Japanese yen | 1 PKR = 0.5442 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 |
Canadian dollar | CAD |