Why do countries have different currencies?

Million Bazillion

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News, Kids & Family

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

On a trip to Washington, D.C., Bridget and Ryan take this question from Oliver in Illinois: Why do different countries use different currencies? There’s the U.S. dollar, the Mexican peso and Japanese yen, just to name a few. This week, we’ll explain why so many countries decided to make their own type of money. And we meet the ghost of Alexander Hamilton, who has an important money lesson to share … through song.

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0:00.0	Hi there, I'm Zola and I'm the host of the Daily Affirmations Podcast for Kids, Charmarts
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0:32.5	you get your podcasts.
0:38.8	Here we are in Washington, DC, our nation's capital.
0:42.8	Thanks so much for bringing me along on this trip that you won on that radio trivia contest.
0:47.8	Oh, don't mention it.
0:49.6	I'm glad knowing all the American presidents in order finally paid off.
0:54.4	George Washington was the first prize.
0:58.5	John Adams is known as the second prize.
1:03.0	Thomas Jefferson.
1:04.7	Oh look, here we are at the Lincoln Memorial.
1:07.6	Oh, imagine if this big Lincoln statue could talk.
1:11.4	I wonder what it would say.
1:13.5	Remember, a government of the people by the people.
1:18.6	For the people shall not perish from the earth.
1:23.2	Wow, such inspiring words.
1:27.0	And hey, look, it's the Washington Monument.
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