New Coins for Christmas

I got some new coins for Christmas that are really cool.


I got the 2009 50 Cent Holiday Coin. It has a picture of a toy train the is a hologram. It looks like it`s moving if you move the coin.





My mom also got me a coin that was made from the metal of the Apollo the 11th, the first space ship to land on the moon in 1969.

I think it`s cool cause it was on the moon and in outer space.







Another one of my favorite coins I got was a coin that was recovered from the Admiral Gardner ship wreck. The coin was found at the bottom of the ocean. It was made in 1808. On it`s way to India, the ship got stuck in a storm and sank. They found the ship wreck in 1985.

Australian Money

Mom has a friend that lives in Australia who sent me some of their currency. I got a complete set of their coins. I was very excited to get them.

Did you know they don’t have pennies in Australia?

Here’s some info I found out about their money:

The $100 note features Dame Nellie Melba (1861-1931), world-renowned soprano, and General Sir John Monash (1865-1931), civil engineer and distinguished soldier.

The $50 note features David Unaipon (1872-1967), Aboriginal writer and inventor, and Edith Cowan (1861-1932) first female Australian politician.

The $20 note features the Reverend John Flynn (1880-1951), founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, and Mary Reibey (1777-1855) former convict, pioneer businesswoman.

The $10 note features A.B. ('Banjo') Paterson (1864-1941) poet, author of Waltzing Matilda and Man from Snowy River, and Dame Mary Gilmore (1865-1962) poet and social reformer.

The old $5 note features Queen Elizabeth II, and Parliament House.

The new $5 note features Sir Henry Parkes (1815-1896, politician and architect of Australian Federation, and Catherine Spence (1825-1910) writer and feminist.

All Australian coins have the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the front. The reverse side of $2, $1 and 50c coins frequently feature commemorative designs.

The $2 coin was introduced in 1988 to replace the $2 note. It features an Aboriginal tribal elder, the Southern Cross and native grass trees.

The $1 coin was introduced in 1984 to replace the $1 note. It features kangaroos on the reverse side.

The reverse of the:

50c coin features Australia's Coat of Arms.

20c coin features the platypus (soon to be replaced with an image of Sir Donald Bradman).

10c coin features a male lyrebird dancing.

5c coin features an echidna.

(2c and 1c coins were phased out in 1990)

(www.aussie-info.com/tourist/money2.php)

I don’t have the $1 or $2 coins yet, but I do the $5 bill. Their money is just as colourful as Canada’s.

Canadian Currency

Let me tell you a little about the money I use every day.

I live in a smaller city called Sudbury which is located in Ontario, Canada. (see red star)

Our money is quite colorful. Each bill is a different color.

Our currency is called a dollar. We used to have 1 dollar bills and 2 dollar bills but they have changed to coins in the past 2 decades. My papa had saved one and gave it to me for my collection.

Hi! My name is Kolter. I'm 10 years old and I'm collecting money from around the world.

I started collecting foreign money because I thought it was interesting to see all the different kinds of money from all over the world. My friends think all the bills are cool.

I use the map to show me where the money has come from and to keep track of all the different currencies.

So far I have 39 bills from countries all over the world but I still have a lot to collect.

I have had many people give me bills for my collection but I also go to our local bank to try get new ones but it always depends on where people have gone on trips. I hope one day my map will be full.