Where is the Royal Mint The Royal Mint

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

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

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?

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

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?

Project Work Now you will investigate one of the countries you have discovered and create a geography project. 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! You should include as much information about the country as you can, and illustrate your project with pictures or drawings.

Project Questions In addition 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)

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