Where in the world?
Which country uses a $1 coin featuring a Kiwi bird?
New Zealand.
If you draw a mustache on the King or Queen on a coin, which specific law have you technically broken?
Defacing or mutilating currency.
If a shop total is $10.02 and you pay with a $10 note, what is the term for why you don't have to pay the extra 2 cents?
Rounding
What is the gold percentage of australian dollar coins?
0%
What is the official term for the heads side of a coin?
Obverse
What is the common name for the 10-cent coin in the United States?
A Dime
What is the legal term for the crime of making fake coins and trying to spend them?
Counterfeiting
What is the specific term used by collectors for a coin that was accidentally made with a mistake at the factory?
An error coin
Spain
Which two australian animals are featured on the australian 50 cent coin?
Emu and kangaroo
Which country has a $2 coin called a "Toonie" that features a polar bear?
Canada
According to the Currency Act 1965, a shop can legally refuse your payment if you try to pay for a $10 item cent coins. What is the maximum dollar amount you are allowed to pay for using only these silver coins?
5 dollars
In the year 2000, some $1 coins were accidentally printed with a double rim because they used the wrong stamp. What is the nickname for this specific coin?
A mule
What is the only type of business which must accept 1 and 2 cent coins?
A bank
How many kangaroos are on the Australian 2026 1 dollar coins?
six
if you have a coin that says "Helvetica" and shows a woman with a shield and spear, which country does it belong to?
Switzerland
Why is it a crime to melt down the original round 50-cent coins from 1966?
They are 80% silver (the metal is worth more than the 50c face value).
During the Great Depression in 1930, the government stopped making pennies, but a tiny batch was made anyway. How many of these coins were made? (within the nearest 100)
~1500
Cupro-nickel (copper and nickel)
hat is the name of the government facility in Canberra where every Australian coin in your is manufactured?
The royal australian mint
The dollar sign ($) is believed to have evolved from the pillars of Hercules found on the silver coins of which country?
Spain
To sell an old and extremely rare australian coin to an international collector, you are legally required to obtain a specific permit from the government. Name the Act or the specific type of permit required.
An export permit (Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act)
Some 20-cent coins feature a wavy line on the number 2 instead of a straight one. Describe exactly where on the "2" you would find this wavy line.
On the top of the horizontal base of the 2.
Every time a new Monarch takes the throne, which way must their portrait face on the coin relative to the previous King or Queen?
The opposite direction.
Describe what the Echidna on the 5-cent coin is actually doing with its hind leg.
Scratching itself (its quills/spikes).