currency denomination

Monetary value category

A currency denomination is a specific unit of value within a monetary system—a dollar bill, a five-euro note, a quarter.

Different denominations allow for practical transactions: The ATM only dispenses twenties.

The term applies to both coins and paper money: Do you have this in smaller denominations?

Related

serial number · decimal · bill · penny · fraction · face value · unit · quarter · nickel · cent · legal tender · fiat money · gold standard · exchange rate · token · mint · redenomination · silver standard

Opposites
abstract value vs. physical form

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Printed legal tender

paper money · coin · cash · specie · hard currency

standardized units vs. commodity value

currency denominationintrinsic value

Worth independent of circumstance

metal content · scrap value · real value · market value · purchasing power

formal monetary units vs. informal exchange

currency denominationbarter

Direct goods-for-goods exchange

trade goods · counterfeit · scrip

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G