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1993, written in Roman numerals

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1993, written in Roman numerals

The Roman numeral system was developed in ancient Rome and was used throughout the empire . In this system using some capital letters to represent numbers . Currently, the Roman numeral system is used to write the numbers of the centuries , the chapters of a book , the names of popes , kings and emperors , etc .

In the next chart you can see a list of Roman numerals with their corresponding decimal number :

Roman
Decimal
 I 1
 V 5
 X 10
 L 50
 C 100
 D 500
 M 1.000

The Roman numerals are added . To the left of the letters are placed higher value , and right points of lesser value . For example :

VI = 6

XV = 15

LX = 60

The letters M , C , X , I can repeat and put up three consecutive times. The letters D , L , V can also be placed on the right , but only once . For example :

III = 3

VII = 7

XII = 12

XXIII = 23

If we place a one-time M , C , X , I left a bill of higher value, the first value , rather than add , subtract . For example :

IX = 9

XC = 90

CM = 900

The letters D , L , V can not be placed on the left to subtract .

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