The numbers 1997 to 2003 in roman numerals
The right column shows how each roman numeral adds up to the total.
| 1997 | = | MCMXCVII | = | 1000 + 1000 − 100 + 100 − 10 + 5 + 1 + 1 |
| 1998 | = | MCMXCVIII | = | 1000 + 1000 − 100 + 100 − 10 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 |
| 1999 | = | MCMXCIX | = | 1000 + 1000 − 100 + 100 − 10 + 10 − 1 |
| 2000 | = | MM | = | 1000 + 1000 |
| 2001 | = | MMI | = | 1000 + 1000 + 1 |
| 2002 | = | MMII | = | 1000 + 1000 + 1 + 1 |
| 2003 | = | MMIII | = | 1000 + 1000 + 1 + 1 + 1 |