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Record 1 2009-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
DEF

Any monetary system which has a unit that can be divided into one hundred smaller units. In Canada, the decimal system is based on a dollar of 100 cents.

OBS

Sometimes, "decimal coinage" and "decimal currency" are used without the word "system" to mean a decimal system of currency.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
DEF

Système monétaire dont l'unité est divisée en cent (100) plus petites et donc, est divisible par dix. Au Canada, le dollar se divise en cent (100) cents.

OBS

Parfois, «monnaie décimale» porte le sens de «système monétaire décimal».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Monedas y billetes
  • Numismática
CONT

Se le conoce como cono monetario por formar dicha figura geométrica en forma creciente en diámetro y denominación, es decir, que la moneda fraccionaria de más baja denominación es la más pequeña en diámetro, en este caso la de 5 centavos, seguida por la de 10 centavos [...] y 50 pesos, siendo la de mayor diámetro esta última.

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