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NZ Money Identification

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NZ Money Identification

Help check payments and change using New Zealand dollars. Write dollar amounts with two decimal places where needed.

Know the denominations

Identify the coins and notes used in New Zealand.

1.Which set lists all the current New Zealand coin denominations?
  • 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c, $1, $2
  • 10c, 20c, 50c, $1, $2
  • 10c, 25c, 50c, $1, $2
2.Match each amount to a New Zealand banknote denomination: $5, $20, $50, $100. Write the matching note value beside each amount: five dollars; twenty dollars; fifty dollars; one hundred dollars.
  • $5
  • $20
  • $50
  • $100
  • One hundred dollars
  • Five dollars
  • Twenty dollars
  • Fifty dollars
3.A customer gives you a 50c coin, a $1 coin and a $2 coin. What is the total value?
4.True or false: New Zealand currently has a 5c coin in everyday circulation.
TrueFalse

Count and check

Work out totals, missing amounts and change accurately.

5.Count the cash: two $2 coins, one $1 coin, a 50c coin and two 20c coins. Write the total in dollars.
6.A customer pays $20 for an item costing $13.65. How much change should they receive?
7.Complete the total: one $10 note, one $2 coin and a 20c coin make $.
8.A till needs $7.50 in cash. You have a $5 note, a $2 coin and 50c coins. What is the smallest number of pieces you can use to make exactly $7.50?
9.A customer pays $10 for a $6.40 purchase using one $5 note, two $2 coins and one $1 coin. Is the amount tendered correct? If not, state how much they actually gave and how much change is due.
10.Explain one reliable way to check that a handful of mixed New Zealand coins has been counted correctly.

2 printable pages

  • NZ Money Identification, page 1 of 2: Know the denominations, Count and check

    Page 1

  • NZ Money Identification, page 2 of 2: 6. A customer pays $20 for an item costing $13.65. How much change should they receive?

    Page 2

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