1. The study of coins
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2. Do you know what the study of coins is called ? Find out!
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3. What do old coins tell us?
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4. Read the name engraved on the coin. Who do you think was George VI?
Why was his image found
on the coin?
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5. Which country is this coin from? How do you know that?
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6. Observe the date given below. Why has this date been engraved?
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7. Some coins were made of gold, some silver and some copper.
Does the metal used , tell
you something about the
country?
Do you see gold or silver coins
any more?
What are coins made of now?
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8. Observe these coins Do you recognize the images on these Indian
coins? What do the
images tell you?
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9. coins and try to think of at least three more things
Take a clue from these
coins and try to think of
at least three more things
that coins can tell us!
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