Translingual [ edit ]
Description [ edit ]
A capital letter Y , crossed by one or two horizontal lines.
Etymology [ edit ]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium . Particularly: “Did this symbol originate in Japan, China, or some western country?”)
¥
The symbol for yen , the currency of Japan
The symbol for the yuan , the currency of China
Derived terms [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
( yen ) : 円
( yuan ) : 元 , 圓 / 圆
Currency signs
؋ – afghani
฿ – baht
₿ – bitcoin
¢ – cent
₡ – colón
₵ – cedi
– cifrão
$ – dollar sign
₫ – dong
֏ - dram
€ – euro
ƒ – florin, guilder, or gulden
₲ – guarani
₴ – hryvnia
₭ – kip
₾ – lari
₺ – Turkish lira
₼ – manat
₥ – mill
₦ – naira
₱ – Philippine peso
£ – pound
﷼ – rial or riyal
៛ – riel
ރ – rufiyaa
₽ – ruble
₨ – rupee
௹ – rupee
₹ – Indian rupee
৲ or ৳ – taka
૱ – rupee (in Gujarat)
₪ – new shekel
₸ – tenge
₮ – tugrik
₩ – won
¥ – yen or yuan
Formerly used currency signs
𐆚 – as
₳ – austral
₠ – ECU (European Currency Unit)
₢ – cruzeiro
𐆖 – denarius
₯ – drachma
₣ – French franc
₤ – Italian lira
₶ – livre tournois
ℳ – mark
₧ – peseta
₰ – pfennig
₷ – spesmilo
– old Israeli shekel