Money and citizenship Image bank for schools Bimetallic £2 coin. Great Britain, AD 1997 Museum number: CM 1999-6-6-1 http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/cm/b/bimetallic_%c2%a32_coin.aspx
Suffragette-defaced penny. United Kingdom, AD 1903 Museum number: CM 1991,0733.1 http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/cm/p/suffragette-defaced_penny.aspx
Wedding charm in the form of a silver coin and ingot Wedding charm in the form of a silver coin and ingot. From the Chinese world; 19th century AD. Museum number: CM 1983-10-17-15 http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/cm/w/wedding_charm_in_the_form_of_a.aspx
Zimbabwe banknote poster, 2009 Zimbabwe banknote poster, 2009. The Zimbabwean © TBWA/Hunt/Lascaris;British Museum
Feather money (tevau) from Naipe Village, Nendö, Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands, around AD 1975 Museum number: AOA 1976.Oc11.236 http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/aoa/f/feather_money_tevau.aspx
Deposit book, cheque book and bank card for the Bank of Hell Deposit book, cheque book and bank card for the Bank of Hell. From a Chinese supermarket, London, England, AD 1990s Museum number: CM 1994-3-13-1 http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/cm/d/deposit_book,_cheque_book_and.aspx
Love token Great Britain, AD 1797. Engraved by a convict, Forget Me Not. Museum number: CM J3304 http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/cm/l/love_token.aspx
5 dollar Planters Bank of Fairfield banknote. Winnsboro, USA, 1853. Museum number: 1888,1208.265 http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/cm/p/planters_bank_banknote.aspx
Money hat from Samu'ah, southern Hebron hills, modern Palestinian Authority, AD 1840s (with later additions). Museum number: 1968.As4.5 http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/aoa/m/money_hat.aspx
Ceramic gambling token from Bangkok, Thailand, 19th century AD Ceramic gambling token from Bangkok, Thailand, 19th century AD. Gambling tokens become common currency. Museum number: CM 1973-9-8-6 http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/cm/c/ceramic_gambling_token.aspx
Gold aureus of emperor Claudius; AD 46-47; minted at Rome, Italy Museum number: 1863,0501.1 www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/cm/g/gold_aureus_-_emperor_claudius.aspx
Coin spiral display of the national currency of UN recognised countries. The coins spiral alphabetically by country from the centre to the outer edge of the display panel. There are 192 coins in total, with one space representing South Sudan, which issues banknotes but is yet to issue coins, following its independence in 2011. http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/galleries/themes/room_68_money/impressions_of_nations.aspx
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