A hydrogen permeable membrane (10) for selectively allowing hydrogen to
permeate therethrough includes a metal base layer (12) containing
vanadium (V), a metal coating layer (16) containing palladium (Pd), and
an intermediate layer (14) that is formed between the metal base layer
(12) and the metal coating layer (16) and made of a metal having a higher
melting point than the metal base layer (12) and the metal coating layer
(16) and possessing hydrogen permeability.