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Money. Every country has it perculiarities.
In America, for example, why is the nickel twice as big as the
dime, but half the value? Some coins in Japan have holes in
them. I wonder what was left out.
CONTENTS
1 yen coin
5 yen coin
10 yen coin
50 yen coin
100 yen coin
500 yen coin
1,000 yen note
2,000 yen note (new for the year 2000)
5,000 yen note
10,000 yen note
Yen in Japanese is pronounced EN.
All coins are dated.
VERY roughly, 100 yen
= $1 (US)
MOOD SETTING: Imagine the Disney's Japanese Uncle Scrooge saying, "GWA GWA" while diving into a mound of 500 yen coins (If you are scratching your head, see here)
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