Yen

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A picture of some yen bills and coins

The Japanese yen or en is the currency used in Japan. It is usually written with the romanised symbol ¥, but in Japanese it is written with the kanji 円. The coins are very light and range from ¥1 up to ¥500. The highest paper note value is ¥10000. The Japanese currency is the third most traded currency in the world.

Yen Media

• USD/JPY exchange rate 1971–2024

• 5 yen coin from 1870 (year 3)

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  50 sen coin from 1870 (year 3)

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  Comparison of the GNP-weighted nominal exchange rates: CHF and JPY versus CNY, EUR, USD, and GBP

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  A one-yen coin of the Heisei era, year 18 (2006)

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  JPY

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  Japanese 10-yen-coin

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  JPY

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  Japanese coin (硬貨)

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  表面の図柄は桐、裏面の図柄は竹・橘。2021年（令和3年）11月1日発行開始。

Related pages

• Japan