Money
British pounds Worksheets
Printable coin practice for british pounds. All 8 coins, drawn at true relative size, from five pence at 18 mm to two pounds at 28.4 mm. Count coins, make an amount, or print the reference chart.
Four steps
How to practise british pounds
- 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 british pounds coin set
UK coins are the easiest of the three to identify by touch, because the 20p and 50p have seven sides and the £1 has twelve. That is deliberate design for people who cannot see them, and it makes a useful sorting activity for everyone else.
| Coin | Value | Diameter | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|
| One penny | 1p | 20.3 mm | Round |
| Two pence | 2p | 25.9 mm | Round |
| Five pence | 5p | 18 mm | Round |
| Ten pence | 10p | 24.5 mm | Round |
| Twenty pence | 20p | 21.4 mm | Seven-sided |
| Fifty pence | 50p | 27.3 mm | Seven-sided |
| One pound | £1.00 | 23.43 mm | Twelve-sided |
| Two pounds | £2.00 | 28.4 mm | Round |
Size against value
The largest british pounds coin is the two pounds at 28.4 mm, and the smallest is the five pence at 18 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 euros. For the other everyday measurement skill, see telling the time.
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