On June 17, 1871 of the following year, the yen (currency) was made the basic unit, the "sen" and "ri" were introduced as the supplementary unit, the New Currency Act was proclaimed, making 1 yen 100 sen, and 1 sen 10 ri, and Japan took its first step towards a modern currency system.
続いて5月10日（1871年6月17日）には円(通貨)を基本単位とし、通貨の補助単位として「銭」「厘」を導入して、1円100銭、1銭10厘とする新貨条例が公布され、日本は近代的な貨幣制度への第一歩を踏み出すことになった。