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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;VistaCruiser69, post: 5403637, member: 107016&quot;]I like the Yen.&nbsp; The 500 Yen is that of the 1982 - 1999 style coin.&nbsp; I recognize the 1 yen, 100 yen, 50 yen, 5 yen and 500 yen coins.&nbsp; Spent many of those during my years living in Japan.&nbsp; 100 yen at one time was in paper currency, a long time ago.&nbsp; There wasn&#039;t that much use for the 1 yen coin until the Emperor died in 89&#039;.&nbsp; Right after he died, they began charging tax when purchasing items.&nbsp; In the very beginning, it was 1 yen tax per 100 yen spent.&nbsp; Last I remember, which was a long time ago, it went up to 3 yen tax per 100 yen spent.&nbsp; So those 1 yenners eventually became more relevant&nbsp; over the years.&nbsp; I lived in Japan from 86&#039; to 91&#039;.&nbsp; The highest the yen rate was while I was there was 186 yen to the dollar.&nbsp; With that rate, you can image how little 1 yen was.&nbsp; Like nearly half a US cent for one.&nbsp; Not anymore though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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