The numbers 1885 to 1891 in roman numerals
The right column shows how each roman numeral adds up to the total.
| 1885 | = | MDCCCLXXXV | = | 1000 + 500 + 100 + 100 + 100 + 50 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 5 |
| 1886 | = | MDCCCLXXXVI | = | 1000 + 500 + 100 + 100 + 100 + 50 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 5 + 1 |
| 1887 | = | MDCCCLXXXVII | = | 1000 + 500 + 100 + 100 + 100 + 50 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 5 + 1 + 1 |
| 1888 | = | MDCCCLXXXVIII | = | 1000 + 500 + 100 + 100 + 100 + 50 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 |
| 1889 | = | MDCCCLXXXIX | = | 1000 + 500 + 100 + 100 + 100 + 50 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 − 1 |
| 1890 | = | MDCCCXC | = | 1000 + 500 + 100 + 100 + 100 + 100 − 10 |
| 1891 | = | MDCCCXCI | = | 1000 + 500 + 100 + 100 + 100 + 100 − 10 + 1 |