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fractional currency

–noun
coins or paper money of a smaller denomination than the basic monetary unit.

Origin:
1860–65, Americanism
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fractional currency  
n.  Coin or paper currency in a denomination less than a standard monetary unit.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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