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1. This coin has a picture of a woman on the obverse and on the reverse a sail boat and the amount "ten cents". This coin is nearly pure (99.9%) nickel and could be spent at a hockey game. From which country is this coin?

Answer: Canada

Up until 1967, the Canadian ten cent coin was mostly silver. Since 2000, it has been mostly steel. The other countries all have coins worth ten cents. Bermuda's coin features a Bermuda lily, and New Zealand's a carved Maori mask. The United States's coin has a torch, olive branch and oak branch.

It is also denominated as "one dime". The ship on the reverse of the coin is the schooner "Bluenose". The obverse of the coin has a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II as head of state for the British Commonwealth.

2. This coin is very light since it was made of aluminum. On the obverse is a plow and on the reverse is the number 10. I have heard that it is ten lire and could have been spent on a bus ride in Rome. From which country was this coin?

Answer: Italy

The lira was the monetary unit of Italy from 1861 until 2001. One lira was subdivided into 100 centesimi. In the late 1800s, ten lire was a valuable sum, but by the late 1900s inflation had made it too little in value to make even the smallest purchases.

Escudoes were the monetary unit for Portugal, as pesetas were for Spain. The lek is the monetary unit for Albania.

3. This bill was issued in the 1970s. The denomination is 50 zlotych and the front has a man in military uniform. I could spend this on lunch in Warsaw. From which country was this bill?

Answer: Poland

The man on the bill is Karol Swierczewski (1897-1947), a Polish-born general who served in the Soviet army during WWII. In the 1970s, when Poland was still under Soviet rule, he was regarded as a Polish hero, but he fell from favour after it regained its independence in 1989. One zloty is made up of 100 groszy.

Russia uses the ruble, Hungary the forint, and Romania the leu.

4. This coin has an animal called an echidna on one side, near the number 5. The other side has a picture of a woman. This coin is mostly (75%) copper with some (25%) nickel and could be spent in the purchase of a boomerang. From which country is this coin?

Answer: Australia

This coin has circulated in Australia since 1966. Since 1992, this has been the lowest denomination coin in circulation. An echidna is a monotreme (like the platypus) and is a type of mammal that lays eggs.

The Hong Kong five cent coin had Chinese characters on the reverse. The Kingdom of Hawaii had a pattern five cent coin produced that bore a 5 and a crown on the reverse. The United States five cent coin of the early 2000s had Thomas Jefferson on the obverse and (in most years) a picture of Monticello on the reverse.

5. This bill has a man with a mustache on the front - just visible in this picture. This bill is from the 1990s and has a denomination of 10 nuevo pesos. I could use this if I spent the day in Tijuana. From which country is this bill?

Answer: Mexico

Due to inflation, the Mexican peso was revalued in the early 1990s, with 1 nuevo peso equal to 1,000 old pesos. One peso is equal to 100 centavos. The man on the front is Emiliano Zapata, a significant figure from the Mexican Revolution. He laid out a proposal for land reform known as "The Plan of Ayala". He was assassinated in 1919.

6. This coin looks similar to another I have - the man on each looks the same, but one is named Baudowijn and one is named Baudouin. I don't think they are twins. This coin and the other are each denominated 1 franc and I might have used them purchasing a box of chocolates. In which country could I have used these coins?

Answer: Belgium

The name of King Baudouin I of Belgium (1930-1994) was written on the coins in both Flemish (Baudowijn) and French (Baudouin), as was the name of the country (Belgie/Belgique). Belgium used francs (divided into centimes) until it converted to the Euro in 2002.

Both France and Luxembourg used francs, but neither had a King Baudouin. The Netherlands formerly had the guilder as its currency.

7. This coin has a simple but elegant design. There is a harp on one side and a stag on the other. It had a value of one pound (spelled on the coin as "punt" and I might have used if I wanted to purchase some Waterford crystal. In which country could I have used this coin?

Answer: Ireland

The harp is a common symbol on Irish coins of the 20th century. Originally subdivided into shillings and pence, the Irish pound was decimalized in the late 1960s.

Greece's currency was the drachma. Both Great Britain and New Zealand have the portrait of the British monarch on the obverse.

8. This bill was worth 500 cruzados and was issued in 1986. The writing on it looks Spanish - no, wait, it's Portuguese. I might have used it when I was visiting Sao Paulo. From which country did this currency come?

Answer: Brazil

During the 20th century, Brazil has dealt with sustained periods of inflation. In 1986, cruzados were issued, each replacing 1000 cruzieros nova. In 1988, cruzados themselves were replaced at the rate of 1,000 for one cruzado nova. The bill features a portrait of Heitor Villa-Lobos on the front.

He was an early 20th century composer. Among his best known works are the nine suites entitled "Bachianas Brasileiras", of which No.5 (for soprano and cello ensemble) is the most famous.

9. This bill was worth 100 pesetas and was issued in 1965. A portrait of G. A. Becquer is on the front. I might have used this bill to pay for admission to The Prado or another attraction in Madrid. From which country did this bill come?

Answer: Spain

One peseta was divided into 100 centimos. Inflation also took its toll on this denomination. In the 1800s. 100 pesetas was a gold coin but by the late 1900s 100 pesetas was a base medal coin. France used the franc. Portugal used the escudo. Italy used the lira. G. A. Becquer was a nineteenth-cenutry writer. Two of his best known works are "Rhymes" and "Legends".

10. This coin has a value of ten cents. A woman's bust is on the front and a "tiki" carving is on the back. The good news is that I could use it whether I was on North Island or South Island. From which country did I get this coin?

Answer: New Zealand

New Zealand used pounds, shillings, and pence like Great Britain at one point. In the 1960s, New Zealand converted to a decimal currency--dollars and cents. While the obverses of New Zealand's coins feature the British monarch, the reverses feature New Zealand-themed images, including this traditional carving and wildlife.

Source: Author bernie73

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Where Can I Spend This Money? Trivia Quiz

The premise is simple. I will show you a picture of a coin or coins from a country and tell you a bit about it. You will then tell from which country this coin came.

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