Money handling apparatus and money handling method

Abstract

A money handling apparatus is capable of appropriately performing reconciliation on a first storage unit regardless of a maximum storage amount of the first storage unit without leading to an increase in a size of the apparatus. The apparatus includes a first storage unit storing money and discharging the stored money, a transport unit transporting money, a recognition unit recognizing money, and a control unit performing reconciliation for confirming a storage amount of money in the first storage unit by the recognition unit's recognizing money in the first storage unit, discharged from the first storage unit and transported by the transport unit. The control unit performs the reconciliation when a deemed storage amount that is an amount of money deemed to be stored in the first storage unit satisfies a predetermined condition. The predetermined condition is that the deemed storage amount is less than or equal to an amount of the money allowed to be concurrently positioned in a place other than the first storage unit in the apparatus.

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