Japanese Yen to Brunei dollar — exchange rate

The Japanese yen (international symbol: ¥, code: JPY, number 392) is the sole official currency in Japan. The currency unit is part of the main world reserve currencies. JPY is an international name used on exchange markets and in currency exchange offices.

Sens are used as change for the Japanese yen. Every JPY has 100 sens. The ¥ currency unit has been issued in 1871. Yen replaced a metallic monetary system of Tokugawa. Every year, the Japanese Mint prints series of commemorative coins dedicated to 47 prefectures. The front is decorated in the same way for all of them, and the back side has sightseeing locations and important natural monuments.

The Brunei dollar (B$) is the national currency of Brunei. The banknotes have replaced the Malaya and the British dollar. The BND abbreviation is used for easier currency conversion, conversion both on the domestic and international markets $ banknotes can be changed for cents.

One Brunei dollar is subdivided into 100 cents. The Brunei dollar was issued in 1967. In 1979, and later in 1989, the government printed banknotes of bigger denomination due to inflation. The first Brunei currency was cowrie - colorful shells of sea mollusks that live in local waters. It is worth mentioning that cowrie was used not only in Brunei, but in other countries as well, such as China, Guinea, and the Philippines.