history of coins, lucky coins. Chinese coins, Greek coins, Elementary lessons, healing coins, mercury dime

1. LUCKY COINSF R O M A R O U N D T H E W O R L D

2. HAVE YOU EVER TOSSED A COIN IN A
WISHING WELL OR FOUNTAIN AND MADE
A WISH?
MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE THE COINS
THEMSELVES ARE SYMBOLS OF GOOD
LUCK.
WHAT EXACTLY IS A SYMBOL?

3. Can you guess where
these coins are from?

4. FENG SHUI COINS
CHINESE LUCKY
COINS

5. The Chinese lucky coins are told to attract wealth and success.
They look like old coins. They are round and have a square hole in
the middle. The round shape represents the heavens. The square is
a symbol of the four corners of the earth.
The lucky Feng Shui coins should always be tied together using a
red ribbon or thread. The red ribbon activates the power of the
coins.
Three coins tied together is a very good choice.
This represents the heavens, earth and mankind.
Never use four coins together as that is bad luck.
You should also avoid five.

6. Can you guess where
these coins are from?

7. Sixpence (British coins)

8. Sixpence is the old British coin that was in
circulation from 1551 until 1980.
The sixpence is thought to be very
auspicious for the bride. A sixpence coin is
placed in her left shoe, often by the father.
Keeping the coin in her shoe will ensure a
prosperous marriage.
This tradition goes way back to England
when Elizabeth I ruled. An old English
rhyme from Victorian times illustrates this
wedding tradition: “Something old,
something new, something borrowed,
something blue, and a sixpence for her
shoe.”

9. W H E R E D O Y O U T H I N K T H E S E C O I N S M I G H T B E
F R O M ?

10. C O I N S O F H E A L I N G I N A N C I E N T G R E E C E 1 9 0 - 1 3 3 B . C .
A S C L E P I U S A N C I E N T G R E E K / R O M A N G O D O F M E D I C I N E W I T H
S E R P E N T M E D I C A L S Y M B O L S TA F F C O I N S
CAN YOU FIND THE
HEALING SERPENT IN
THE COINS?

11. STAFF OF ASCLEPIUS IS A SERPENT-ENTWINED ROD
WIELDED BY THE GREEK GOD ASCLEPIUS, A DEITY
ASSOCIATED WITH HEALING AND MEDICINE.
Do you recognize this ancient symbol in our modern

12. WHERE DO YOU THINK THIS IS FROM?

13. IT IS A “MERCURY DIME” FROM THE USA!

14. POCKET
PIECE
COINS
People believe luck
can come in many
forms!

15. C A N Y O U F I N I S H T H I S S E N T E N C E ?
SEE A PENNY
PICK IT UP…

16. What kind of symbols would you
like to design on your very own
coin?