A connection terminal comprising: a base portion having a flat shape; a folded portion which is folded back from a rear end of the base portion in a terminal fitting direction and extends toward a front side in the terminal fitting direction; a rise portion that is provided at an intermediate portion of the folded portion in the terminal fitting direction and rises in a direction away from the base portion; and a terminal contact portion that extends from the rise portion toward the front side in the terminal fitting direction and is elastically deformable in the direction away from the base portion at a position facing the base portion, wherein the terminal contact portion includes a plurality of divided pieces (15A, 15B) formed by dividing the terminal contact portion in a width direction intersecting the terminal fitting direction by a slit formed between adjacent ones of the plurality of divided pieces (15A, 15B) and extending from a front end of the terminal contact portion along the terminal fitting direction, wherein the terminal contact portion includes a plurality of contact portions which are provided at intermediate portions of the plurality of divided pieces (15A, 15B) in the terminal fitting direction, respectively, and which are bent so as to protrude toward the base portion, and a distance between the contact portions of the divided pieces (15A, 15B) of the terminal contact portion and the base portion is set to be slightly smaller than a thickness of the base portion in a natural state of the divided pieces (15A, 15B), the plurality of contact portions are provided at different positions along the terminal fitting direction, respectively, wherein the connection terminal is configured to receive a base portion of a counterpart connection terminal having a same configuration as that of the connection terminal such that the base portion of the counterpart connection terminal is inserted and elastically sandwiched between the base portion and the terminal contact portion (1 of the connection terminal while the counterpart connection terminal is vertically inverted with respect to the connection terminal. a base portion having a flat shape; a folded portion which is folded back from a rear end of the base portion in a terminal fitting direction and extends toward a front side in the terminal fitting direction; a rise portion that is provided at an intermediate portion of the folded portion in the terminal fitting direction and rises in a direction away from the base portion; and a terminal contact portion that extends from the rise portion toward the front side in the terminal fitting direction and is elastically deformable in the direction away from the base portion at a position facing the base portion, wherein the terminal contact portion includes a plurality of divided pieces (15A, 15B) formed by dividing the terminal contact portion in a width direction intersecting the terminal fitting direction by a slit formed between adjacent ones of the plurality of divided pieces (15A, 15B) and extending from a front end of the terminal contact portion along the terminal fitting direction, wherein the terminal contact portion includes a plurality of contact portions which are provided at intermediate portions of the plurality of divided pieces (15A, 15B) in the terminal fitting direction, respectively, and which are bent so as to protrude toward the base portion, and a distance between the contact portions of the divided pieces (15A, 15B) of the terminal contact portion and the base portion is set to be slightly smaller than a thickness of the base portion in a natural state of the divided pieces (15A, 15B), the plurality of contact portions are provided at different positions along the terminal fitting direction, respectively, wherein the connection terminal is configured to receive a base portion of a counterpart connection terminal having a same configuration as that of the connection terminal such that the base portion of the counterpart connection terminal is inserted and elastically sandwiched between the base portion and the terminal contact portion (1 of the connection terminal while the counterpart connection terminal is vertically inverted with respect to the connection terminal.