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
Ireland 1996 25 euro coin Ireland 1996 25 euro coin A 25 euro coin was struck in 1996 to show what an Irish euro coin could have looked like. As this coin is a private pattern coin, it has never had a legal tender status. It was minted by the International Currency Bureau. The obverse showed a harp with the denomination below it and 12 stars within a border and the inscription '25 EURO'. The reverse showed a squirrel on a paper disc with the country name above and the date below in a border and the inscription 'ÉIRE 1996' - Ireland 1996. The edge