Which coins are on the sheets?

Copper 1c, 2c and 5c coins, gold 10c, 20c and 50c coins, and the two-colour €1 and €2. Coins and notes adds the €5 and €10 notes.

Are the coins real pictures?

No. They are clear drawings sized and shaped like the real coins and notes, labelled with their value, so children learn to recognise them without needing a colour printer.

How hard are the problems?

Coins only gives small totals for beginners. Coins and notes gives bigger totals for children who can already count coins.

Do the sheets come with answers?

Yes. Every sheet has its own answer key, worked out from the exact coins on that sheet, at the end of the PDF.

Can I make a different sheet for each child?

Yes. Choose 5, 10 or 25 versions. Every version has different coins and totals.

Should I still teach the 1c and 2c coins?

Yes. They are still legal tender and prices are still marked to the cent; only cash totals are rounded. Making 7c from a 5c and a 2c is good number practice too.

Euro Money Worksheets: Counting Coins and Notes

Counting money, the way children learn it

Children first learn to recognise each coin and note and its value, then to count a handful of the same coin, and then to add mixed coins by starting with the one worth the most and counting on. The coins on every problem are sorted from biggest to smallest value to support that habit.

Copper, gold and two colours

The colour of a euro coin tells children a lot: copper coins are the smallest values, gold coins are worth more, and the two-colour coins are whole euro. The drawings keep those colours and the real sizes.

Irish curriculum links

InfantsStage 1: children develop an awareness of money and its uses, and learn that euro (€) and cent (c) are the units used in Ireland.
1st–2nd ClassStage 2: children recognise the value of coins and notes, make the same amount with different coins, and work out change.
3rd–4th ClassStage 3 links money to base ten, so amounts are recorded in decimal form, such as €3.45.

Irish children see 1c and 2c coins less often than they used to. Since 2015 many shops round cash totals to the nearest 5c, though the small coins are still legal tender. Asking why a cash bill of €2.47 might become €2.45 is a good extension for older classes.

Every Irish euro coin shows a harp on one side, while the other side is shared across the euro area. Children may find French or German coins in their change, and they are worth exactly the same.

Summarised in our own words from the Primary Mathematics Curriculum (2023), the NCCA Mathematics Toolkit and the Central Bank of Ireland’s rounding scheme (2015).