Coins in the Classroom. Geograpgy презентация

The Royal Mint is located near Cardiff in South Wales.
Where is the Royal Mint?

The modern Mint supplies coins and blanks to over 60 countries from its factory in Llantrisant.
The Royal Mint Today
Get a birds’ eye view by searching for ‘The Royal Mint, Pontyclun’
Google Maps

Do all countries have the same coins?
Which countries use the Euro?
Are all Euro coins the same?
The Royal Mint has a long history of making coins for other countries

Royal Mint Colonial Mints
In the 1900s the Royal Mint had branch mints across what was then the Empire, including in Australia.

Click to change the coins
Look carefully, can you tell where they are from?
You are now going to see some coins from across the world

Project Work
You will need to use your research skills and look at books and the internet to find the information you will need.
Use the project questions on the next slide to help you with your work, don’t forget to include any other interesting information too!
Now you will investigate one of the countries you have discovered and create a geography project.
You should include as much information about the country as you can, and illustrate your project with pictures or drawings.

Project Questions
In addition you your own research you should answer the following questions, tick them off if you go.