Japanese coins and bills
In the previous entry titled "Shopping smart for groceries", I wrote that, in Japan, many people use cash to pay for almost everything and, credit cards are for emergency use,and we barely use it at stores to buy things. Therefore, we have rough ideas as to how much we have on hand.
If you live in Japan, you will have many chances to see Japanese coins and bills in your wallet, and recognizing and differentiate each coins/bills become important.
Japanese coins and bills..
In Japan, there are 6 kinds of coins and 4 kinds of bills.
As you know, Japanese currency is "Yen" (Pronounce as in "ENd". There is no sound "Ye" in Japanese,and if we write as we pronounce the word, it will be "En" as in "ENd").
1 yen; Pronounce "I-chi en" is the lightest coin among the 6 coins,and you will find the sapling picture on its back. On its front you will find the number "1" and they are smallest,lightest coin and it will be easy for you to identify the coin.The coin also has smooth edge around the coin.
1 yen is approx about one cent in US currency.
With 1 yen, unless you will pay the due with exact amount on the receipt, you would barely use it for everyday purchase.
When I was a kid, I had a piggy bank, and I remember putting coins I do not use and saved up.
5 yen; Pronounce "Go en" is the gold color coin with center hole and you will see number "5" on the front with rice stalk picture on its back.Edge is smooth.
5 yen is approx about 5 cents in US currency.
5 yen is the lucky coin, because in Japanese, "go en" means "good luck".
If you happened to have clean sparkling 5 yen coins, put a red thin string through the hole and tie the coin,and keep it in your wallet. It is believed to bring good luck in fortune.
Also, when I was a high school student and took an entrance exam to get into University of my dream, I kept the 5 yen in my uniform pocket and for good luck, I left the 5 yen coin with the desk I sat to take a test for.
It maybe coincident, but I passed the exam,and attended the University of my dream.
10 yen; Pronounce "Jyu en" is the dark brown colored bronze coin without the hole in the center. You can see number "10" on its front and you will see the temple picture on its back. Its edge is reeded.
10 yen is approx about 10 cents in US currency.
50 yen; Pronounce "Go-jyu en" is the silver coin with the hole in the center. You can find number "50" on its front and chrysanthemum picture on its back.Its edge is reeded.
50 yen is approx about 50 cents in US currency.
100 yen; Pronounce "Hya-ku en" is the silver coin without the hole. You will find number "100" on its front, and cherry blossom picture on its back.Its edge is reeded.
100 yen is approx about $1 in US currency.
500 yen; Pronounce "Go-hya-ku en" is the silver colored coin with slightly larger size then 100 yen coin. You will find number "500" on its front, and Paulownia blossom picture on its back.
500 yen is approx about $50 in US currency.
You can watch youtube video on Japanese coin below.
Japanese coins..
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Just like American coins, you can find years coins were made on the Japanese coins.
For me, American coins are a little hard to identify and differentiate from other coins in a flash, because sizes are similar, and coin value is in English letters with small font,in stead of numbers on them. So, I have to pick a coin and read the letters on them to be sure which coins are which except the ones which are easy to spot like 25 cents coin.
I wish all American coins had numbers on them.That way, it is very easy to identify each coins.
1000 yen; Pronounce "Sen en", and it is a bill with picture of "Soseki Natsume; writer, and you will find the number "1000" on its front.
2000 yen; Pronounce "Ni-sen yen",and it is a bill and rather newly designed bill with picture of the gate in Okinawa prefecture.I think 2000 yen bills will be very rare to get to see it and rare to use it.
5000 yen; Pronounce "Go-sen en", and it is a bill with picture of Inazo Nitobe ;educator, and you will see the number "5000" on its front.
10,000 yen; Pronounce "Ichi-man en" and it is a bill with picture of Yukichi Fukuzawa ; educator, and you will see the number "10,000" on its front.
You can watch youtube video on Japanese bills below.
Japanese bills..
If you were a blog subscriber or reading this from facebook, please click here to watch the video clip.
On the talk of coins and bills, I like Australian coins and bills because both come with number on the face and with bills,each comes with different colors. Therefore,it is very easy to identify coins and bills especially for those who are visiting the country.
One thing that is unique about the Australian bills is that each bill has security window with different kinds of shapes. So, you can identify each bills with the window shapes too
Below is youtube video about Australian coins and bills.
Australian coins and bills..
If you were a blog subscriber or reading this from facebook, please click here to watch the video clip.
If you live in Japan, you will have many chances to see Japanese coins and bills in your wallet, and recognizing and differentiate each coins/bills become important.
Japanese coins and bills..
In Japan, there are 6 kinds of coins and 4 kinds of bills.
As you know, Japanese currency is "Yen" (Pronounce as in "ENd". There is no sound "Ye" in Japanese,and if we write as we pronounce the word, it will be "En" as in "ENd").
1 yen; Pronounce "I-chi en" is the lightest coin among the 6 coins,and you will find the sapling picture on its back. On its front you will find the number "1" and they are smallest,lightest coin and it will be easy for you to identify the coin.The coin also has smooth edge around the coin.
1 yen is approx about one cent in US currency.
With 1 yen, unless you will pay the due with exact amount on the receipt, you would barely use it for everyday purchase.
When I was a kid, I had a piggy bank, and I remember putting coins I do not use and saved up.
5 yen; Pronounce "Go en" is the gold color coin with center hole and you will see number "5" on the front with rice stalk picture on its back.Edge is smooth.
5 yen is approx about 5 cents in US currency.
5 yen is the lucky coin, because in Japanese, "go en" means "good luck".
If you happened to have clean sparkling 5 yen coins, put a red thin string through the hole and tie the coin,and keep it in your wallet. It is believed to bring good luck in fortune.
Also, when I was a high school student and took an entrance exam to get into University of my dream, I kept the 5 yen in my uniform pocket and for good luck, I left the 5 yen coin with the desk I sat to take a test for.
It maybe coincident, but I passed the exam,and attended the University of my dream.
10 yen; Pronounce "Jyu en" is the dark brown colored bronze coin without the hole in the center. You can see number "10" on its front and you will see the temple picture on its back. Its edge is reeded.
10 yen is approx about 10 cents in US currency.
50 yen; Pronounce "Go-jyu en" is the silver coin with the hole in the center. You can find number "50" on its front and chrysanthemum picture on its back.Its edge is reeded.
50 yen is approx about 50 cents in US currency.
100 yen; Pronounce "Hya-ku en" is the silver coin without the hole. You will find number "100" on its front, and cherry blossom picture on its back.Its edge is reeded.
100 yen is approx about $1 in US currency.
500 yen; Pronounce "Go-hya-ku en" is the silver colored coin with slightly larger size then 100 yen coin. You will find number "500" on its front, and Paulownia blossom picture on its back.
500 yen is approx about $50 in US currency.
You can watch youtube video on Japanese coin below.
Japanese coins..
If you were a blog subscriber or reading this from facebook, please click here to watch the video clip.
Just like American coins, you can find years coins were made on the Japanese coins.
For me, American coins are a little hard to identify and differentiate from other coins in a flash, because sizes are similar, and coin value is in English letters with small font,in stead of numbers on them. So, I have to pick a coin and read the letters on them to be sure which coins are which except the ones which are easy to spot like 25 cents coin.
I wish all American coins had numbers on them.That way, it is very easy to identify each coins.
1000 yen; Pronounce "Sen en", and it is a bill with picture of "Soseki Natsume; writer, and you will find the number "1000" on its front.
2000 yen; Pronounce "Ni-sen yen",and it is a bill and rather newly designed bill with picture of the gate in Okinawa prefecture.I think 2000 yen bills will be very rare to get to see it and rare to use it.
5000 yen; Pronounce "Go-sen en", and it is a bill with picture of Inazo Nitobe ;educator, and you will see the number "5000" on its front.
10,000 yen; Pronounce "Ichi-man en" and it is a bill with picture of Yukichi Fukuzawa ; educator, and you will see the number "10,000" on its front.
You can watch youtube video on Japanese bills below.
Japanese bills..
If you were a blog subscriber or reading this from facebook, please click here to watch the video clip.
On the talk of coins and bills, I like Australian coins and bills because both come with number on the face and with bills,each comes with different colors. Therefore,it is very easy to identify coins and bills especially for those who are visiting the country.
One thing that is unique about the Australian bills is that each bill has security window with different kinds of shapes. So, you can identify each bills with the window shapes too
Below is youtube video about Australian coins and bills.
Australian coins and bills..
If you were a blog subscriber or reading this from facebook, please click here to watch the video clip.
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