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Use your imagination to design your own brand-new coin.

In this activity, young people will learn about what’s on coins and design their own. You could look at the history of coins, create coins to celebrate a particular event, or just have a bit of fun and get creative – you can decide how this activity will work best for you.

Taken from the Scouts.org.uk website https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/coin-design/

Resources

A4 paper
Coloured pens or pencils
Device with access to the internet
A range of coins, or pictures of coins

Instructions

Setting up this activity
Gather a range of different coins or pictures of coins. Try to get a good variety of different coins – you could use pictures of old coins or coins from different countries.

Step 1: learn about coins
Everyone should split into small groups to look at what is on the coins. What designs can they see? Are there any words or numbers on the coins? What shapes are they?
Everyone should chat about the coins in their groups. What did they see on the coins? Why might those things be there?
You could talk about the people on the coins – think about who they were and why they’re on the coin. Chat about any other pictures or designs too – what do they represent?
The person leading the activity should tell everyone about David Pearce, the 17-year-old schoolboy who won the competition to design the new £1 coin that was introduced in 2017. He wanted to ‘represent all parts of the UK’ – how did he do that in his design?

Step 2: make money
Everyone should grab some paper and something to draw their coin with.
Everyone should think about what they want to put on their coin. What is important to them?
It’s time to design the coins. Everyone should get stuck into drawing and labelling their designs.
What colour will the coin be? What about its shape? What will you draw on it?
Once everyone has finished, they should take it in turns to show off their new coin and talk about what they’ve put on it and why.

Reflection
This activity was designed to get people thinking about what’s important to them and others. Take some time to ask questions and encourage the group to give their thoughts while everyone is showing off their coins. Did anyone choose the same things to put on their coins? Did people choose things they like, or things that were important to them?

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