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Denomination (currency)

A denomination is a unit of currency.

United States

A denomination of U.S. coins or U.S. currency is the value it is worth. Here are the denominations:

Coins

• Cent ($.01) (commonly known by the nickname "penny")
• Nickel ($.05)
• Dime ($.10)
• Quarter ($.25)
• Half dollar ($.50)
• Dollar coin ($1.00)

Currency

• $1 bill ($1)
• $2 bill ($2)
• $5 bill ($5)
• $10 bill ($10)
• $20 bill ($20)
• $50 bill ($50)
• $100 bill ($100)
• $500 bill ($500)
• $1000 bill ($1000)
• $5000 bill ($5000)
• $10,000 bill ($10,000)
• $100,000 bill ($100,000)

Japan

Coins are

• One yen coin
• Five yen coin
• Ten yen coin
• Fifty yen coin
• One hundread yen coin
• Five hundread yen coin

Bills are

• A thousand yen bill
• Two thousands yen bill (hardly circulated)
• Five thousands yen bill
• Ten thousand yen bill