M = 1000, C = 100, L = 50, I = 1, V = 5.
The no. doesn't mean anything as the second M should come before C.
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MCMLIV = 1954
The Roman numerals MCMLIV today stands for 1954The subtractive element of the Roman numeral system as we know it today was introduced during the Middle Ages centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire.The Romans themselves would have written 1954 as MDCCCCLIIII.
The equivalent of 2016 in Roman numerals is MMXVI
1954 = MCMLIV
The numeral MCMCXC is not a correctly written Roman numeral. MCM = 1900 and CXC = 190. However 1900 + 190 = 2009 and the correct Roman numeral for this date would be MMIX.