What are the Roman numerals for "1995"?

The Roman number for 1995 is MCMXCV. The Roman numeral system uses letters instead of numerals to indicate numbers. The basic letters in the Roman numeral system are I for one, V for five, X for 10, L for 50, C for 100, D for 500 and M for 1,000.

A letter only appears a maximum number of three consecutive times in a given number. When a letter has a value smaller than the one to its immediate right, the smaller one is subtracted from the larger. When a letter has a value equal to or larger than the one to its immediate right, the number values are added together. In the number 1995, the first M equals 1,000, the CM equals 900 (1,000 minus 100), the XC equals 90 (100 minus 10) and the V equals five.