The Cook's Asia trip--Money

Asian Money

Now, Asians, being the foreign people they are, need their own foreign money systems, don't they? So that they can confuse tourists who just want to buy a can of Coke. Here is Thai, Japanese, and Singapore money explained.

Japan

Japanese money is called yen, commonly expressed as a 'Y' with two lines through it (¥). The yen rate is about 130, which means that you must pay 130 yen to buy something that costs one US dollar. Japanese have 1 yen, 5 yen, 10 yen, 50 yen, 100 yen, and 500 yen coins, and 1,000 yen, 2,000 yen, 5,000 yen, and 10,000 yen bills (at least that is the highest my parents have ever dared to carry around with me in the house). Japanese stuff is typically very expensive, so you usually need to carry quite a bit of yen with you.

Japanese coins (front) (back) Japanese bills (front) (back)

Thailand

Thai money is called baht, which can be expressed either as a 'B' with a slash through it, or just a plain 'B'. Now, when you are dealing with Thai, there is a strategy involved. First, you must go to some high-economy country like Japan, where everything is expensive, and therefore you get more salary. Then earn a lot of money there, go to some low-economy place like Thai, where the prices are really cheap, and spend it all! The rate in Thailand is 42 baht to one dollar. They have 1, 5, and 10 baht coins, and 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, and 1,000 baht bills. I think that there are 5,000 and 10,000 baht bills, but my family and I have never seen them. I also personally think that having a bill that is worth less than five cents is sort of silly, but I suppose they have their reasons. Pennies are silly too, and so are one yens (one yens are the scourge of Japanese wallets, if you didn't know).

Thai coins

Thai bills

Singapore

Singapore has to be the most confusing place I have ever been to, in terms of money. Instead of yen, or bot, or some foreign name for money, they have Singapore Dollars. Very original! Confusing, too! Why, you ask? Well say you have got your groceries, you go up to the cashier, and he says, "That will be 23 dollars please." But which kind of dollar is he talking about, the Singapore Dollar or the US dollar or Australian Dollars? Anyways, one Singapore Dollar is worth $1.80 US dollars. They have 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 1.00 coins, and 10,000, 1,000, 500, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5 dollar bills.

Singapore coins Singapore bills ($2) ($5) ($10) ($100) ($1,000) (10,000)

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		Asian Money Now, Asians, being the foreign people they are, need their own foreign money systems, don't they? So that they can confuse tourists who just want to buy a can of Coke. Here is Thai, Japanese, and Singapore money explained. Japan Japanese money is called yen, commonly expressed as a 'Y' with two lines through it (¥). The yen rate is about 130, which means that you must pay 130 yen to buy something that costs one US dollar. Japanese have 1 yen, 5 yen, 10 yen, 50 yen, 100 yen, and 500 yen coins, and 1,000 yen, 2,000 yen, 5,000 yen, and 10,000 yen bills (at least that is the highest my parents have ever dared to carry around with me in the house). Japanese stuff is typically very expensive, so you usually need to carry quite a bit of yen with you. Japanese coins (front) (back) Japanese bills (front) (back) Thailand Thai money is called baht, which can be expressed either as a 'B' with a slash through it, or just a plain 'B'. Now, when you are dealing with Thai, there is a strategy involved. First, you must go to some high-economy country like Japan, where everything is expensive, and therefore you get more salary. Then earn a lot of money there, go to some low-economy place like Thai, where the prices are really cheap, and spend it all! The rate in Thailand is 42 baht to one dollar. They have 1, 5, and 10 baht coins, and 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, and 1,000 baht bills. I think that there are 5,000 and 10,000 baht bills, but my family and I have never seen them. I also personally think that having a bill that is worth less than five cents is sort of silly, but I suppose they have their reasons. Pennies are silly too, and so are one yens (one yens are the scourge of Japanese wallets, if you didn't know). Thai coins Thai bills Singapore Singapore has to be the most confusing place I have ever been to, in terms of money. Instead of yen, or bot, or some foreign name for money, they have Singapore Dollars. Very original! Confusing, too! Why, you ask? Well say you have got your groceries, you go up to the cashier, and he says, "That will be 23 dollars please." But which kind of dollar is he talking about, the Singapore Dollar or the US dollar or Australian Dollars? Anyways, one Singapore Dollar is worth $1.80 US dollars. They have 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 1.00 coins, and 10,000, 1,000, 500, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5 dollar bills. Singapore coins Singapore bills ($2) ($5) ($10) ($100) ($1,000) (10,000)
Take a look at Asian: Transportation Dress and Appearance Or, go back to Home

	This page was last updated on: April 26, 2002