The yen (¥) is the official currency Japan. It was created in November 1870, to replace the ryō (両). The graphic symbol Latinized of the yen is ; in Japanese he is written 円, which is a simplified form of the old C-W communication 圓. The code ISO of the yen is JPY .

• At June 5th, 2007, a Euro is worth 163,50 yens (JPY).

In Japanese, “yen” (円) is said “in”; (delivery) the C-W communication “yen” comes from the romanisation of the old Sino-Japanese writing which did not take account of the evolution of the pronunciation. In Japanese, “of” means “round” or “rings” - as in Chinese Yuan or in Korean Won , of the same etymology.

The yen had a subdivision, SEN , well-known of the Cruciverbiste S - and even a rin (1/1000). Nevertheless these subdivisions are not used any more since 1954.

Parts and tickets

Coins

The very first Japanese coin, Wado Kaichin (or Wado Kaiho according to the interpretation of the last kanji), was struck in 708. The part of 1 ¥ to the anecdotic property to measure 1cm ray and to weigh 1g exactly.

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