The yen is the official currency of Japan. It is the third-most traded currency in the foreign exchange market, after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a third reserve currency after the US dollar and the euro.
One rin coin from 1873 (year 6 of Meiji)
50 sen coin from 1870 (year 3 of Meiji)
Early 1-yen coin, 26.96 grams of 90% fine silver, Japan, Meiji year 34 (1901)
20 yen coin from 1870 (year 3 of Meiji)
ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines alpha codes and numeric codes for the representation of currencies and provides information about the relationships between individual currencies and their minor units. This data is published in three tables:Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list
Table A.2 – Current funds codes
Table A.3 – List of codes for historic denominations of currencies & funds
An airline ticket showing the price with ISO 4217 code "EUR" (bottom left) and not with euro currency sign "€"
A list of exchange rates for various base currencies given by a money changer in Thailand, with the Thailand Baht as the counter (or quote) currency. Note the Korean currency code should be KRW.