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<p>[QUOTE="VistaCruiser69, post: 4562311, member: 107016"]I'm not so sure the 1 yen coin is too useful other than for tax purposes. During the years I was living there, depending on the exchange rate, it took roughly 2 yen to make 1 US cent, and remembering how expensive it was to live in Japan, 1 yen coins were just a waste, except to use for the tax when you buy something. The 500 yen coin is nearly the size of a US half dollar, just a hair smaller (if memory serves me correctly).</p><p> </p><p>Notice in Japan how you never get old damaged, defaced, weathered, etc. Japanese currency in your change, ever. First the vast majority of Japanese don't purposely deface their currency. Second, if there is any currency which is damaged, they (banks & financial institutions) remove it from circulation ASAP. I think it may have something to do with the pride and honor they have for their country. Not sure exactly.</p><p> </p><p>Just did a quick Google search and this is what turned up in regards to bills in Japan. What a great idea, to clean and sanitize paper currency in ATM machines. This may be the new thing in America because of the coronavirus situation. </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/11/17/in-japan-atms-clean-up/d9c92d3f-e225-408a-8cac-b6a5d26f7d64/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/11/17/in-japan-atms-clean-up/d9c92d3f-e225-408a-8cac-b6a5d26f7d64/" rel="nofollow">https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/11/17/in-japan-atms-clean-up/d9c92d3f-e225-408a-8cac-b6a5d26f7d64/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="VistaCruiser69, post: 4562311, member: 107016"]I'm not so sure the 1 yen coin is too useful other than for tax purposes. During the years I was living there, depending on the exchange rate, it took roughly 2 yen to make 1 US cent, and remembering how expensive it was to live in Japan, 1 yen coins were just a waste, except to use for the tax when you buy something. The 500 yen coin is nearly the size of a US half dollar, just a hair smaller (if memory serves me correctly). Notice in Japan how you never get old damaged, defaced, weathered, etc. Japanese currency in your change, ever. First the vast majority of Japanese don't purposely deface their currency. Second, if there is any currency which is damaged, they (banks & financial institutions) remove it from circulation ASAP. I think it may have something to do with the pride and honor they have for their country. Not sure exactly. Just did a quick Google search and this is what turned up in regards to bills in Japan. What a great idea, to clean and sanitize paper currency in ATM machines. This may be the new thing in America because of the coronavirus situation. [URL]https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/11/17/in-japan-atms-clean-up/d9c92d3f-e225-408a-8cac-b6a5d26f7d64/[/URL][/QUOTE]
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