Museum Quiz

Choose the picture that represent a "shell"

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What picture is a bill?

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The Museo Numismático Nacional (National Numismatic Museum) is a place where you can learn about the history of money in Mexico. It is in Mexico City and is located in a very old and important building where Mexican coins used to be made many years ago.

Where is the museum of the coin located?

• History of money

• Mexican coins

• National Numismatic Museum

• Mexico city

In which museum can we find:

· Old and new coins

· Paper money (bills)

· Medals and special coins

· Machines for making coins

· Historic documents

• Children´s museum

• The museum of history

• The museum of the coin

• Museum of art

What did people use before coins to trade for things?

• salt, shells, or gold

• cotton, beans or silver

• fish, wheat or animals

• coins, bills and bronze

What information belongs to the museum record?

Country:

Currency:

Material:

• Greece

  Euro

  Cooper

• USA

  Dolar

  Gold

• México

  Peso

  Silver

• China

  Yuan

  Bronze

1. Where were the first coins made?

• Greece

• Lydia (now Turkey)

• Rome

• China

1. What were the first coins made of?

• Bronze

• Plastic

• Gold and silver

• Paper

1. What symbols were on Mexican coins after independence?

• The Spanish king’s face

• An eagle with a snake and the sun with rays

• Cacao beans and cotton

• A cross and a crown

1. Where were the first Mexican coins made?

• Aztec temples

• Casa de Moneda (Mexico’s Mint)

• Mayan pyramids

• Spanish ships