the notional and settlement currencies

mean cash, scriptural money and electronic money.

The automatic change payment device (10) causes a containing device (104) to output a change based on the change amount contained in the change information and discharges the change from an outlet (112).

The present invention relates to currency.

the currency of the cash leg

The currency of the notional amount.

partial depreciation of a country's currency

The currency of the notional amount.

0 where the currency is indicated in the national currency of Member States not belonging to the euro area

exchangeability between the currency and a relatively stable foreign currency does not exist.

Cards which give access to e-money stored on e-money accounts

In one embodiment, the automatic transaction system performs a conversion of payment deposited in currencies to credit amounts in the base currency to facilitate payment of any change due in denominations of the base currency.

In that case, digital currency represents electronic money (e-money).

Essentially the system is for electronic currency (digital cash).

3 where the currency is indicated in a currency other than the national currency of Member States not belonging to the euro area, euro or US dollars.