Denomination (currency) 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 = 12000 akçe. Today, only a few places have more than one subunit, notably the Jordanian
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