Banknote counter and banknote counting system

Abstract

There is provided a banknote counter 17 capable of speedily and accurately checking banknotes exchanged for chips and automatically acquiring and managing accurate transaction information. Banknotes received in the banknote counter 17 are recognized one by one by a recognition unit, and thus can be checked speedily and accurately compared with manually checking banknotes. Banknotes can be additionally received until one transaction is confirmed by a confirmation unit, and one transaction can be confirmed by the confirmation unit. Information on a confirmed transaction is displayed on an external display unit 18. Accurate information on a confirmed transaction is transmitted from the banknote counter 17 to a higher-ranking machine and can be automatically acquired and managed by the higher-ranking machine.

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