Receiving and dispensing unit and self-checkout system

A receiving and dispensing unit comprising:

• a coin receiving and dispensing device which holds coins in accordance with denomination and dispenses the coins;
• a bill receiving and dispensing device which is arranged to overlap the coin receiving and dispensing device in a height direction of the coin receiving and dispensing device to hold bills in accordance with denomination and to dispense the bills;
• a housing which accommodates the coin receiving and dispensing device and the bill receiving and dispensing device;
• a coin removing section which is provided in the coin receiving and dispensing device and arranged at a central portion of the housing in a width direction of the housing perpendicular to a height direction of the housing and a depth direction of the housing to be exposed from the housing, and receives the coins as the coins are dispensed by the coin receiving and dispensing device;
• a bill removing section which is provided in the bill receiving and dispensing device and arranged at the central portion of the housing in the width direction of the housing to be exposed from the housing, and receives the bills as the bills are dispensed by the bill receiving and dispensing device;
• a first notification portion adapted to notify first information regarding dispensing of the coins in cooperation with the dispensing of the coins by the coin receiving and dispensing device;
• and
• a second notification portion adapted to notify second information regarding dispensing of the bills in cooperation with the dispensing of the bills by the bill receiving and dispensing device, wherein
• the first notification portion is arranged in a vicinity of the coin removing section, and
• the second notification portion is arranged in a vicinity of the bill removing section.