Japanese Yen

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The Japanese Yen was introduced as the currency of Japan in 1871, replacing Tokugawa coinage. The name ‘yen’ is a Japanese borrowing of Chinese ‘yuan’, meaning ‘something round’, ‘circle’ and ‘coin’. The Japanese yen was identified as one of the safe haven currencies for 2017.

We exchange both Japanese Yen coins and banknotes, and we also accept withdrawn Japanese Yen banknotes. Our online exchange service is quick, easy, secure and free of charge.

To convert your leftover Japanese Yen to cash, select the type of Japanese Yen you want to exchange:

current Japanese Yen banknotes

2004 - current

The current set of Japanese yen banknotes was introduced by the Tokyo-based Bank of Japan (Nippon Gingko) in 2004. These modern yen notes have more advanced sec...

Exchange rate: £0.00541 View series

Japanese Yen coins

1955 - current

Japanese Yen coins have been produced by the Osaka-based Japan Mint since 1871. The current set of Yen coins were first minted in 1955. Coins from 1 to 500 Y...

Exchange rate: £0.00382 View series

withdrawn Japanese Yen banknotes

1885 - 2004

These Japanese Yen banknotes belong to older series of the Yen. Since 2004, they are no longer issued by the Tokyo-based Bank of Japan (Nippon Gingko). Legacy Y...

Exchange rate: £0.00430 View series