Abbreviation of ばら銭. Refers to loose coins, especially small denominations. Somewhat dated; 小銭 is more common today.
See also: バラ銭
This shop sells the sweets individually.
Please assemble the loose parts.
I got some small change ready and took the bus.
I keep loose change in my wallet.
You can buy cigarettes individually here.
I bought the set and used the pieces separately.
セット refers to items packaged or sold together as a group, the opposite of ばら, which means loose, individually sold items.
紙幣 refers to paper bills, in contrast to ばら, which refers to loose coins or small change.
バラ (usually written in katakana) means 'rose', a completely different word from ばら meaning loose items or small change, though the pronunciation is identical.
Usually written in kana. The kanji 散 is rare and may be confused with other readings.
Katakana spelling is also common, especially in commercial contexts.
Kanji form is rarely used; the kana spelling is strongly preferred.
Derived from the stem of the verb 散る (to scatter), referring to things that are separate or loose. The coin sense is a shortening of ばら銭.