Coins in the Classroom. Geograpgy

1.

2.

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

3.

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

4.

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

5.

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

6.

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

7.

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

8.

Project Questions
In addition you your own research you should answer the following
questions, tick them off if you go.
Part One
Part Two
What is the country called?
What is the exchange rate between the UK and the country you
are studying? (How much money would you get in return for
£1?)
Where is the country?
(You should describe where it is and draw or stick in a picture)
What could you buy in the country you are studying with £1?
What currency does the country use?
(Pounds, Dollars and Euros are examples of currencies)
Is this the same or different from what you could get in the UK?
Could you buy more or less?
What do their coins look like? (Describe, copy, or cut out and
stick the image you have seen- or choose a different one)
How much do people get paid in the country you are studying?
(Find some examples)
Are the coins different or similar to UK coins? How?
Is it a rich country or a poor country? How can you tell?
What symbols, writing or pictures are on the coins that tell you
where they are from? Why do you think they have been used?
How many people live in the country? (This is called the
population)
What do you think the coin designs are trying to tell us about
the country?
What are its main industries? (What does it do most of e.g.
make cars, sell sugar, make clothes)

9.

Tell Your Class!
When
When you
you have
have finished
finished your
your project
project it’s
it’s time
time to
to tell
tell the
the rest
rest of
of
your
your class
class what
what you
you have
have found
found out.
out.
Choose
Choose five
five interesting
interesting facts
facts
from
from your
your project.
project. Try
Try and
and choose
choose
three
three from
from the
the project
project questions
questions
and
and two
two other
other pieces
pieces of
of
information
information you
you have
have found
found out.
out.
When
When you
you have
have
chosen
chosen your
your
favourites
favourites create
create aa
PowerPoint
PowerPoint slide
slide so
so
that
that you
you can
can show
show
the
the rest
rest of
of your
your class.
class.