CURRENCIES

WHAT’S A
CURRENCY?
●Currency is a medium of exchange
for goods and services.

• It's money, in the form of paper or

coins, usually issued by a government
and generally accepted at its face
value as a method of payment.
UNITED STATES
CURRENCY
COINS:

A
A
nickel A dime
penny
5 10
1
Cents Cents 
Cent 
 
COINS:

A
A half A silver
quarter
dollar dollar
25
50 Cents  1 dollar 
Cents 
BILLS:
1
dollar
 

5
dollars
 
BILLS:

10
dollars

20
dollars 
BILLS:

50
dollars

100
dollars 
EXAMPLES
:
• Ten nickels and a dime =
$0.60
• Three quarters and two pennies
= $0.77
• Ten dollars and five = $10.05
PRACTICE
TIME