yen

Also known as Japanese yen

official currency of Japan

AI overview

The yen is the official money used in Japan for buying goods and services. It matters because Japan is a major world economy, so the yen's value affects international trade and finance globally.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: currency
Subclass of: yuan
Official name: 円
Country: Japan
Manufacturer: Japan Mint
Image: Pig Shaped 5 yen coin collector.jpeg

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price: 0.0101948230688456
replaces: Tokugawa coinage
applies to jurisdiction: Japan
Commons category: Money of Japan
central bank/issuer: Bank of Japan
topic's main category: Category:Japanese yen
Commons gallery: 日本円
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
unit symbol: 円
start time: 1871-07-00
different from: JEN
subdivision of this unit: sen
name in kana: ゑん
short name: JP¥
native label: 日本円

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Encyclopedic overview

ISO 4217 CodeJPY (numeric: 392) Unit UnitYen PluralThe language(s) of this currency do(es) not have a morphological plural distinction. Symbol¥‎ Denominations Banknotes Freq. used¥1,000, ¥5,000, ¥10,000 Rarely used¥2,000 Coins¥1, ¥5, ¥10, ¥50, ¥100, ¥500 Demographics User(s)Japan Issuance Central bankBank of Japan Websiteboj.or.jp PrinterNational Printing Bureau Websitenpb.go.jp MintJapan Mint Websitemint.go.jp Valuation Inflation1.4% (April 2026) SourceStatistics Bureau of Japan

USD/JPY exchange rate 1971–2024

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