Money handling system and money handling method

A money handling system comprising:

• a plurality of money handling machines, each money handling machine being configured to recognize and count money;
• and
• a management device configured to assign first recognition information for recognizing a transaction to the money for one transaction,
• wherein each money handling machine assigns second recognition information for recognizing a group to any one of a plurality of groups provided by dividing the money for one transaction, with input of the first recognition information, and transmits the second recognition information associated with the first recognition information, and a count result obtained by counting the money of each group to which the second recognition information is assigned, to the management device, and
• the management device associates the first recognition information, the second recognition information and the count results, respectively received from the plurality of money handling machines, with one another, and manages such associated first recognition information, second recognition information and count results.

A money handling method using a plurality of money handling machines, each money handling machine being configured to recognize and count money, and a management device configured to manage a count result of each money handling machine, the method comprising:

• assigning first recognition information for recognizing a transaction to the money for one transaction, by using the management device;
• assigning second recognition information for recognizing a group to each of a plurality of groups provided by dividing the money for one transaction, by using the management device;
• associating the first recognition information with the second recognition information, and then managing such associated first and second recognition information;
• inputting the second recognition information to each money handling machine;
• recognizing and counting the money of each group, by using each corresponding money handling machine to which the second recognition information is inputted;
• associating the count result obtained by each money handling machine with the second recognition information, and then transmitting such associated count result and second recognition information to the management device;
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• managing the count result, for each group, based on the association between the first recognition information and the second recognition information as well as on the count results and the second information, respectively received from the plurality of money handling machines, by using the management device.