Is that a nickel? Dime? Drachma? $12 Cdn? A toonie...no, I know...it's equivalent to a fraggle rock sized piece of Mayan jade! That took me a while to figure out. But I'm glad I could clear that up for anyone else who was confused by it. So now we know. ![Thumbs up :thumbup:](https://www.autos.ca/forum/Smileys/CarTalk/thumbsup.gif)
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Know the coins: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 1€, 2€
The paper bills are conveniently sized based on their value.
Note that 1 and 2 cent coins are not accepted in Finland, which uses rounding similar to Canada, except they use it for both card & cash transactions.
If you want confusion, you should see American cashiers' faces when I give them an American loonie (1$), which I use all the time.