Bhutanese Ngultrum to Japanese Yen

The Bhutanese ngultrum (sign Nu, code BTN) serves as the national currency of the Kingdom in Eastern Asia – Bhutan. It is used along with the Indian rupee. Chhertum is used as change for the Bhutanese ngultrum.

Every BTN has 100 chhertum. The currency has been in circulation since 1974. Before that, only rupees had been used in the country. Occasionally, Bhutan issues commemorative banknotes with unique themes. At one point, there were printed banknotes with scenes from a royal wedding, with mythical angels, and with lotuses – traditional symbols of Asia.

The Japanese yen (international symbol: ¥, code: JPY, number 392) is the national currency of Japan and is in issuance continuously since 1871. The yen is on the list of world reserve currencies and used in the IMF system. Yen derives from the Japanese word “en”, meaning "round" it is also close to the Chinese "yuan".

One yen is subdivided into 100 “sen”. However, coins in denominations of less than one yen became invalid in the middle of the 20th century. Today “sen” can only be used in the format of mathematical calculations. The banknotes depict the intellectual elite of Japan, and not political figures.