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
HMAS Kuru they arrived and shuttle the fresh troops ashore, with personnel evacuated on return trips. "Kuru" sailed early on 29 November, and arrived without incident. After offloading the supplies and taking on 70 women and children, the vessel waited for "Armidale" and "Castlemaine" to arrive, but after they failed to appear by 02:00 the next morning, sailed for Darwin. The corvettes, which had been delayed by air attacks, found "Kuru" after dawn, and the civilians were transferred to "Castlemaine", with "Armidale" and "Kuru" ordered to return by separate routes and attempt the operation again that night. During the day, "Kuru" was