Bill identification apparatus and bill identification system

The invention discloses a bill identification apparatus and a bill identification system. When receiving a bill, a bill entryway conveys the bill to a bill identification module, and the bill identification module confirms authenticity of the bill; if the bill is true, the bill identification module inquires in a statistics module to obtain loading status information of a default bill box and at least one standby bill box; if it is confirmed that the default bill box is not fully loaded according to the loading status information, the bill identification module generates a first bill box connection instruction, and after a commutator is communicated with the bill identification module and the default bill box according to the first bill box connection instruction, the bill identification module conveys the bill to the default bill box; if it is confirmed that the default bill box is fully loaded according to the loading status information, the bill identification module generates a second bill box connection