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セント　—　Names of money

A small unit meaning a hundredth part.

Fugio cent Fugio cent1787 Ten-cent note of a state-chartered bank Ten-cent note of a state-chartered bank1 July 1862 (as printed) Saint-Gaudens double eagle Saint-Gaudens double eagle1907 (MCMVII)
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⚠ The division of the dollar into one hundred parts was itself an innovation. Previous currencies were typically divided by twelve or twenty; the choice of a decimal division was a systematic decision for ease of calculation.