A currency is a unit of exchange, facilitating the transfer of goods and services. It is a form of money, where money is defined as a medium of exchange (rather than e.g. a store of value). A currency zone is a country or region in which a specific currency is the dominant medium of exchange. To facilitate trade between currency zones, there are exchange rates i.e. prices at which currencies (and the goods and services of individual currency zones) can be exchanged against each other. Currencies can be classified as either floating currencies or fixed currencies based on their exchange rate regime. In common usage, currency sometimes refers to only paper money, as in "coins and currency", but this is misleading. Coins and paper money are both forms of currency.
In most cases, each country has monopoly control over its own currency. Member countries of the European Monetary Union are a notable exception to this rule, as they have ceded control of monetary policy to the European Central Bank.
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Change Maker - An educational game where the player must calculate the change given for a money purchase. Currencies from the United States, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, and Mexico are available.
Meta Description: [ FunBrain Change Maker is an educational game where the player must calculate the change given for a money purchase. Currencies from the United States, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, and Mexico are available. ]
Counterfeit Detection - Simple guide to determining whether various types of U.S. currency are real or fake.
Meta Description: [ A site to learn all about the structure of a bank note and how to spot a counterfeit. ]
Japanese Money - Shows what coins and bills look like in Japan.
Money Central Station - Interactive games, money counting exercises, and trivia questions about money.
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Teach R Kids: Money - A series of exercises for kids in Grades One, Two and Three. Conversions, additions and subtractions are illustrated using dollars and cents.
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