AY Honor Currency - Advanced Answer Key for Bermuda used by General Conference

Currency - Advanced

Skill Level

3

Year

1998

Version

30.09.2024

Approval authority

General Conference

1

Have the Currency (Coins) honor.

For tips and instruction see Currency.

2

Select a coin or note from your collection and present an oral or written report on the historical or other significance of the person(s), place(s), item(s) or symbol(s) found on both sides.

Countries usually present symbols and themes on their currency that have important historical, cultural or nationalist significance. There is no end to the possibilities in your coin and currency collection so pick something interesting to talk about. Bermuda currency in particular has included many interesting images over the various series and designs, but you are not limited to only Bermuda examples in this requirement. Wow your Pathfinder Club!

3

What are the laws regarding counterfeiting in your country and what devices are used in your nation's currency to prevent it?

Counterfeiting money is of course illegal.

Add Bermuda specific law(s)

Counterfeiting experts empathize studying genuine currency rather than spending too much time looking at counterfeit currency. When you really understand what the genuine looks like the fake stands out immediately.

The same principle holds true for spiritual topics. Study God’s word carefully and you will quickly be able to spot error when you read it in other writings or see it in presentations.

4

Attend a meeting of a local coin club and report on your experience. Possible items to consider:

a. Level of expertise of members as demonstrated by presentations and dialogues.

b. Average general age of attendees.

c. Ideas which might help the club extend its collector interest to a wider audience.

d. How newcomer friendly is the organization.

e. Suggestions on how these people might be reached with the gospel through a manner which they would find attractive.

Coin and currency collecting has declined in popularity over the decades but still attracts young people. This may be linked to the ever growing popularity of electronic currency (credit and debit cards, etransfer, etc). Many people are more interested in their smart phones than a hobby collecting physical objects related to history, geography, metallurgy, finance and art.

Since we know coin collectors are interested in history and money, would they be interested in presentations about Biblical Archaeology, Coins of the Bible, applying Biblical principles to personal finance and similar topics. These types of seminars can be used to bring people to Jesus.

Personal friendships are far more effective than media advertising for getting people in the doors of a church. How can you build friendships with the unreached through hobbies like coins?

5

Select one of the three categories of your collection as required under the Currency Honor requirements 7 and 8, and increase your collection to include twice the total number of specimens.

6

Add to your collection at least one of the unusual (odd and curious) forms learned about in requirement 1 of the Currency Honor requirements and have in your Currency Honor files, at least a paragraph summarizing how, when and where this item was used as currency.

Requirement 1 reproduced below for simplicity

1. Relate briefly the story of barter, showing three reasons why money came into being and naming at least ten strange forms of money used in place of coins or currency.

Note you don’t have to write the paragraph (but you certainly can). Just go do a little research and be prepared to show your instructor what you found.

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