The numbers 1959 to 1965 in roman numerals
The right column shows how each roman numeral adds up to the total.
| 1959 | = | MCMLIX | = | 1000 + 1000 − 100 + 50 + 10 − 1 |
| 1960 | = | MCMLX | = | 1000 + 1000 − 100 + 50 + 10 |
| 1961 | = | MCMLXI | = | 1000 + 1000 − 100 + 50 + 10 + 1 |
| 1962 | = | MCMLXII | = | 1000 + 1000 − 100 + 50 + 10 + 1 + 1 |
| 1963 | = | MCMLXIII | = | 1000 + 1000 − 100 + 50 + 10 + 1 + 1 + 1 |
| 1964 | = | MCMLXIV | = | 1000 + 1000 − 100 + 50 + 10 + 5 − 1 |
| 1965 | = | MCMLXV | = | 1000 + 1000 − 100 + 50 + 10 + 5 |