A more generic definition applying to all currency denominations would be: - **Main currency**: for the whole unit currency part left of the decimal point - **Fractional currency**: for the part to the right of the decimal point usually measured in 1/100 of the main unit (at least in modern times). For more information, please see [Wikipedia - Currency: Control and production][1]: > Each currency typically has a main > currency unit (the U.S. dollar, for > example, or the euro) and a fractional > currency, often valued at 1⁄100 of the > main currency [...] [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currency#Control_and_production