Why Do We Have Different Types of Money Around the World?

Money is like a language, different countries use different words. Some use paper money, some use coins, and others even use digital money on phones. It all depends on what works best for them.

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  1. A child in Brazil might receive a chocolate bar as payment for helping out at the store.
  2. In Japan, people often pay with small paper bills and coins when buying snacks from vending machines.
  3. An old man in France still keeps his wallet full of notes from the 1980s.

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