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 = 1.9087 LKR | |
Japanese yen to Indian rupee | 1 JPY = 0.5354 INR | |
Japanese yen to Pakistani rupee | 1 JPY = 1.7898 PKR | |
Japanese yen to Nepalese rupee | 1 JPY = 0.8557 NPR | |
Japanese yen to Ghanaian cedi | 1 JPY = 0.0869 GHS | |
Japanese yen to euro | 1 JPY = 0.0060 EUR | |
Japanese yen to Myanmar kyat | 1 JPY = 13.4955 MMK | |
Japanese yen to Indonesian rupiah | 1 JPY = 104.3156 IDR | |
Japanese yen to Singapore dollar | 1 JPY = 0.0087 SGD | |
Japanese yen to UAE dirham | 1 JPY = 0.0236 AED | |
Japanese yen to British pound | 1 JPY = 0.0051 GBP | |
Japanese yen to Saudi riyal | 1 JPY = 0.0241 SAR |
All currencies JPY
currency/JPY | Converter | |
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Malaysian ringgit to Japanese yen | 1 MYR = 32.5524 JPY | |
US dollar to Japanese yen | 1 USD = 155.5675 JPY | |
Philippine peso to Japanese yen | 1 PHP = 2.6897 JPY | |
Bangladeshi taka to Japanese yen | 1 BDT = 1.4179 JPY | |
Nepalese rupee to Japanese yen | 1 NPR = 1.1687 JPY | |
Singapore dollar to Japanese yen | 1 SGD = 114.3634 JPY | |
UAE dirham to Japanese yen | 1 AED = 42.3557 JPY | |
Sri Lankan rupee to Japanese yen | 1 LKR = 0.5239 JPY | |
Thai baht to Japanese yen | 1 THB = 4.2028 JPY | |
Saudi riyal to Japanese yen | 1 SAR = 41.4784 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 |