JPY to GBP — May 2004

0.004989GBP

for 1 Yen on 31 May 2004 · opened the month at 0.005133

2.80% over May 2004

European Central Bank reference rate
21 trading days
Reference rate, not an offer

Today: 1 JPY = 0.004773 GBP (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

JPY to GBP in May 2004 at a glance

1 JPY in GBP
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	0.005133 GBP	3 May 2004
Closed	0.004989 GBP	31 May 2004
Highest	0.005133 GBP	3 May 2004
Lowest	0.004911 GBP	25 May 2004
Average	0.004994 GBP	21 trading days
Change	-2.80% GBP	open to close

Day by day

JPY to GBP, May 2004▼ 2.80%

1 JPY in GBP, day by day
Date	Rate	Day change
3 May 2004	0.005133
4 May 2004	0.005090	-0.83%
5 May 2004	0.005131	+0.80%
6 May 2004	0.005086	-0.87%
7 May 2004	0.005031	-1.07%
10 May 2004	0.004968	-1.27%
11 May 2004	0.005003	+0.71%
12 May 2004	0.004991	-0.24%
13 May 2004	0.004960	-0.62%
14 May 2004	0.004973	+0.26%
17 May 2004	0.004972	-0.01%
18 May 2004	0.004965	-0.14%
19 May 2004	0.004976	+0.22%
20 May 2004	0.004992	+0.33%
21 May 2004	0.004984	-0.17%
24 May 2004	0.004964	-0.39%
25 May 2004	0.004911	-1.07%
26 May 2004	0.004934	+0.45%
27 May 2004	0.004913	-0.41%
28 May 2004	0.004915	+0.03%
31 May 2004	0.004989	+1.51%

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Common questions

What was the JPY to GBP rate in May 2004?

Over May 2004 the European Central Bank reference rate moved from 0.005133 GBP per JPY on 3 May 2004 to 0.004989 on 31 May 2004, a change of -2.80%. The average across 21 trading days was 0.004994.

When was JPY strongest against GBP in May 2004?

The highest reading was 0.005133 GBP on 3 May 2004; the lowest was 0.004911 on 25 May 2004.

Is this the rate I would have got?

No. These are reference rates published by the European Central Bank for information. PayerPay's indicative rate today is 0.004773 GBP per JPY; the exact rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order.

Data and reuse

The series, statistics and tables on this page are PayerPay's compilation (one reading per trading day; days from 28 September 2026 onward from our own record). They may not be copied, scraped or republished in ready form; quoting a figure with attribution and a link is fine. See the terms of use. These are reference rates for information, not an offer — PayerPay's indicative rate today is 1 JPY = 0.004773 GBP, including our margin; the final rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order. Corrections: support@payerpay.io.

Source: European Central Bank.

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