Money
Euros Worksheets
Printable coin practice for euros. All 8 coins, drawn at true relative size, from one cent at 16.25 mm to two euro at 25.75 mm. Count coins, make an amount, or print the reference chart.
Four steps
How to practise euros
- 1
Print the coin chart
Identification comes before counting.
- 2
Sort real coins
Match real coins to the chart before using a worksheet.
- 3
Count small handfuls
Two or three coins per question to begin with.
- 4
Then make amounts
Choosing coins to reach a total is the harder direction.
The euros coin set
Euro coins are the most systematic of the three. The three copper coins are the smallest values, the three gold ones are the middle values, and the two-tone coins are the euros, so colour alone gets a child most of the way to the right answer.
| Coin | Value | Diameter | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|
| One cent | 1c | 16.25 mm | Round |
| Two cent | 2c | 18.75 mm | Round |
| Five cent | 5c | 21.25 mm | Round |
| Ten cent | 10c | 19.75 mm | Round |
| Twenty cent | 20c | 22.25 mm | Round |
| Fifty cent | 50c | 24.25 mm | Round |
| One euro | €1.00 | 23.25 mm | Round |
| Two euro | €2.00 | 25.75 mm | Round |
Size against value
The largest euros coin is the two euro at 25.75 mm, and the smallest is the one cent at 16.25 mm. Here the largest coin does happen to be the most valuable, but that is a coincidence rather than a rule, and it does not hold across the rest of the set.
Print the coin chart and put real coins on top of the drawings. Matching physical coins to a scale drawing is a better first activity than any counting exercise, because it builds identification through handling rather than memorising.
Related printables
The same exercises are available for us dollars and british pounds. For the other everyday measurement skill, see telling the time.
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