Money, Money, Money

C: They had "pound" (£) coins that were as big as quarters, but really thick and they were gold colored and worth two dollars. The smallest paper notes in the UK were £5 notes. The coins worth the most were the £2 coins, and the notes worth the least were the £5 notes.

Mom bought me a pair of new shoes, that cost £20, but they were really $40.

An exchange rate is how much American money exchanges for foreign currency. The exchange for UK money is $2 to £1. And for $1.50 you get a Euro.

Sam: You should try to spend all of your money, because if you don't spend it, there isn't really much you can do with it. When we went back to England from France, I exchanged 5 Euros (€) to my Mom, for £3.50.

The money looked very different, because it was fatter, and made out of two different kinds of metal sometimes.

This is the Pound symbol: £
This is the Euro symbol: €
This is the Dollar symbol: $