5 Yen

Most Japanese people believe in destiny. The term 'go-en' (ご縁) refers to those seemingly serendipitous encounters that result in long and meaningful relationships. It would often mean a bond between people but it could also refer to connections with objects (like a house, a painting, or even a favourite teacup!) or a calling. Ask people how their career started, how they met their partners or how they found that perfect piece of furniture. Most answers would probably boil down to a mixture of perseverance and luck. Japanese people would say 'Go-en ga arimashita.' (ご縁がありました。）There was 'go-en' involved in the outcome. It was meant to be!

The Japanese 5-yen coin is also called “go-en” 五円. Because it sounds the same as the “go-en” of destiny, many Japanese people believe that having a 5-yen coin around helps them find what the Universe has in store for them. It could be a soul-mate, a dream job, the perfect house, etc. In shrines and temples, it is also the coin of choice when tossing a token offering into the collection box (賽銭箱 saisen-bako) whilst saying a prayer of thanks and/or a wish for something in the future (in that order). The 5-yen coin helps along the good luck and the serendipity that is actually meant to be!

Extra trivia: Using a 10-yen coin for your prayers and wishes is not advisable. Another word for '10' is 'toh' (十). So, the 10-yen coin could be called 'toh-en' (十円). Now, another meaning for the word 'toh' (遠) is 'far' ...and putting them together as 'toh-en', it can be written as '遠縁', which means 'far destiny'! So the 10-yen coin is something that keeps your destiny out-of-reach!

USD JPY - Historical Annual Data; Year Average Closing Price Year Open Year High Year Low Year Close Annual% Change; 2021: 104.04: 103.24: 105.54: 102.72: 105.36. 5 Yen is approx. 0.05 US Dollars. Updated on 01/22 22:00. Convert Japanese Yen to US Dollars. Convert Japanese Yen（JPY) to US Dollars (USD) at the current exchange rate. Please enter the amount that you would like to convert. AED 5 Dirham; AFN 5 afghani; ALL 5 Lek. The brass 5-yen coin you probably have in your pocket was first minted in 1959, while the current 50-yen coin, made from an alloy called cupronickel, has been around since 1967.

5 Yen Coin Meaning

• The 5 yen coin, known in Japanese as 5円硬貨 (Go-enkoka), is one denomination of Japanese yen. The current design was first minted in 1959 using Japanese characters known as the 'new script', and were also minted from 1949-1958 using 'old-script' Japanese characters.
• Example of a typical 5 yen coin: Click this bar to view the small image. Interesting Japanese 5 yen off center hole I remember going through a fair bit of Japanese 5 yen coins while I was in Japan but never have I come across a hole like this: This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image.

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Japanese 5 Yen Coin Value

We made a few items to help keep your lucky 5-yen coin handy, always ready to to attract the good luck in! All hand-made in-house with loving care. Available at the shop while supply lasts.