Today, 1 yen is worth 0.65 cents in USD, less than a penny. Close-up photos show the ceramic coin, adorned with Mount Fuji on one side and a cherry blossom on the other, ...

Photos show the thousands of ceramic coins made during metal shortages of the 1940s. Sacramento Bee ... Today, 1 yen is worth 0.65 cents in USD, less than a penny.

When viewed from above at different angles, the “latent images” “JAPAN” and “500 YEN” appear within the zeroes of the “500. ... On ¥500 coins minted from 1982 to 1999, ...

As @take14aki became more interested in coin craft, he eventually started making regular trips to the bank to convert his allowance into five-yen coins. He didn’t use all of his money as building ...

The 2000 yen note will remain unchanged, as there are not many in circulation, while the 500 yen coin will be redesigned around 2021. The new 10,000 yen note will feature famed industrialist ...

As @take14aki became more interested in coin craft, he eventually started making regular trips to the bank to convert his allowance into five-yen coins. He didn’t use all of his money as building ...