The face value of a bond is the price that the issuer pays at the time of maturity, also referred to as “par value.” By comparison, the face value of a stock is the price set by the issuer when the stock is first issued.

Is the face value of a bond always 1000?

Par value for a bond is usually $1,000 (or to a lesser degree $100), as these are the most common denominations in which they are issued. Par value is important for a bond or fixed-income instrument because it determines its maturity value as well as the dollar value of coupon payments.

What is face value?

Face value is the actual value of a digit in a number. To get the place value of a number, we multiply the digit value with its numerical value. For example, in the number 452, the place value of 5 is (5 × 10) = 50, since 5 is in tens place. The face value of a digit is the number itself.