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The yen is the Japan Currency. One of the widely used hard currencies of the world after the US dollar and euro, Japanese Yen is sought after by most of the nations of world. Known by its latinized symbol ¥, the Japanese Yen is called the kanji at home. Japan Currency, the yen is pronounced "en" in Japan. The English spelling and pronunciation of it is "yen" courtesy a historical Portuguese transliteration. The yen was launched by the Meiji government in 1870. Modeled on the European system in those days, now it is potent enough to overshadow its European counterpart. The yen is the symbol of the vibrant economy of Japan. Rising from the economic instability during and post Second World War Japan, Japanese Yen is now one of the strongest currencies of the world. The 500 yen currency introduced in 1982 is perhaps the highest valued coins to be used regularly. Japan Currency at its maximum valued bill, the 10,000 yen, is a little bit less than the U.S. $100 bill, the uppermost figure of currently circulating U.S. legal tender. Japanese Currency, the Yen because of its high face value has been a darling object for counterfeiters. The Japanese Yen was counterfeited to such a point that in 2000, the on hand 500 yen coins were introverted from circulation. Instead, a new series featuring various security features was begun. Unlike the most of the currencies of the world, Yen displays the reignal year of the current emperor in place of the A.D. year of mintage. A Yen minted in 2006 have the date Heisei 18 (the 18th year of the Heisei Emperor's reign) instead of 2006.
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