Denomination (currency) as Polish złoty (“golden”) and Vietnamese đồng (“copper”), or its geographical origin, e.g. Joachimsthaler (see Dollar). Denomination (currency) Denomination is a proper description of a currency amount, usually for coins or banknotes. Denominations may also be used with other means of payment like gift cards. For example, "five euros" is the denomination of a five euro note. In a currency, there is usually a main unit (base), and a subunit that is a fraction of the main unit. In some countries, there are multiple levels of subunits. In the former Ottoman Empire, 1 lira = 100 kuruş = 4000 para
Language and the euro Both "euro" and "cent" in Croatian are of masculine gender. Pronunciation follows the rules of Croatian. "Euro" is pronounced , while "cent" is pronounced . In Czech, the words "euro" and "cent" are spelt the same as in English and pronounced per Czech phonology , . Occasionally the word "eurocent" is used instead of "cent" to distinguish the euro denomination versus its foreign counterparts. The spelling differs from the Czech word for Europe ("Evropa"); however "euro-" has become a standard prefix for all things relating to the EU ("Evropská unie"). The Czech declension uses different form of plural for various