The numbers 1952 to 1958 in roman numerals
The right column shows how each roman numeral adds up to the total.
| 1952 | = | MCMLII | = | 1000 + 1000 − 100 + 50 + 1 + 1 |
| 1953 | = | MCMLIII | = | 1000 + 1000 − 100 + 50 + 1 + 1 + 1 |
| 1954 | = | MCMLIV | = | 1000 + 1000 − 100 + 50 + 5 − 1 |
| 1955 | = | MCMLV | = | 1000 + 1000 − 100 + 50 + 5 |
| 1956 | = | MCMLVI | = | 1000 + 1000 − 100 + 50 + 5 + 1 |
| 1957 | = | MCMLVII | = | 1000 + 1000 − 100 + 50 + 5 + 1 + 1 |
| 1958 | = | MCMLVIII | = | 1000 + 1000 − 100 + 50 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 |