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This is a list of tables showing the historical timeline of the exchange rate for the Indian rupee (INR) against the special drawing rights unit (SDR), United States dollar (USD), pound sterling (GBP), Deutsche mark (DM), euro (EUR) and Japanese yen (JPY). The rupee was worth one shilling and sixpence in sterling in 1947.
Gold traded for silver in Japan at a 1:5 ratio, while that ratio was 1:15 abroad. During the Bakumatsu period in 1859 Mexican dollars were even given official currency in Japan, by coining them with marks in Japanese and officializing their exchange rate of three "Bu" [clarification needed].
In 1897, the silver 1 yen coin was demonetized and the sizes of the gold coins were reduced by 50%, with 5, 10 and 20 yen coins issued. After the war, brass 50 sen, 1 and 5 yen were introduced between 1946 and 1948. The current-type holed brass 5 yen was introduced in 1949, the bronze 10 yen in 1951, and the aluminum 1 yen in 1955.
For example, the euro sign € is based on ϵ, an archaic form of the Greek epsilon, to represent Europe; [4] the Indian rupee sign ₹ is a blend of the Latin letter 'R' with the Devanagari letter र ; [5] and the Russian Ruble sign ₽ is based on Р (the Cyrillic capital letter 'er').
The reverse side of the coin has a figure "1" in a circle that represents one yen; below the digit is the year of issue which is written in kanji. [19] The one yen coin remains the oldest modern denomination coin with an unchanged design; throughout its minting history during the Showa era the coin was fully halted only once in 1968 due to ...
In China, several puppet governments were created (e.g. Manchukuo), each issuing their own currency. In South East Asia, the Japanese military arranged for bank notes to be issued, denominated in the various currencies (rupees, pesos, dollars, etc.) that had been circulating there prior to the occupation.
The "A series" acted as renewal currency when banknotes were issued in denominations of 1, 5, 10, and 100 yen throughout 1946 (21st year of Shōwa). [62] One yen notes are also referred to as "Ninomiya 1-yen banknotes" (買取価格が高い二宮1円) as the obverse features agricultural leader Ninomiya Sontoku. The reverse side meanwhile uses ...
85 X 146 mm [8] Takenouchi no Sukune and Ube Shrine: Gold obligation: April 1, 1899 [9] — March 31, 1939 [8] [10] ¥10: 96 X 159 mm: Wake no Kiyomaro and Goou shrine: Wild Boar design with gold obligation: October 1, 1899 — March 31, 1939 — ¥100: 130 X 210 mm: Fujiwara no Kamatari and Tanzan Shrine: Gold obligation: 1900: 1913: March 31 ...