For example Rubles with a butterfly on their obverse, or "Argentinian Besos" (instead of "Argentinian Pesos") were displayed at the aforementioned show. However, in some cases, coins with fake or "fantastic" designs were included. This installation included hundreds of unique designs mimicking legal tender. Chocolate coin collections Ĭhocolate coin collection by antipodes café, exhibited in 2022.ĭuring "Festival Cuéntalo", held in Logroño in November 2022, the Norwegian non-profit organization "antipodes café" presented the exhibition "illegal tender" at Logroño City Hall, showcasing their collection of chocolate coins. Chinese New Year Īt Chinese New Year, in place of traditional Hongbao or 'lucky money', chocolate coins are sometimes now given. Hannukah Gelt ĭuring the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, chocolate coins are sometimes given to children in addition or in replacement of the traditional gelt (gift of money), typically with a dreidel. A variant of this is that chocolate coins are hidden somewhere in the house for children to find, often in the form of a treasure trail. When children visit a friend or relative they are allowed to find and take chocolates from the tree as a treat. In the United Kingdom, chocolate coins mimic the design of real money they are traditionally bought around Christmas and are used to decorate the Christmas tree and to fill the stockings of children. History Īs a Christmas tradition, the chocolate coin giving is said to be inspired by the deeds of Saint Nicholas in the fourth century, with chocolate coins introduced some time after chocolate's introduction into Europe in the sixteenth century. In a coin of approximately 25mm diameter just a cacao seed will be needed for creating the chocolate coin. They are usually created with milk chocolate with between 25% to 35% of cacao. Wrapped chocolate coins mimicking coins of several currenciesĬhocolate coins, or chocolate money, are foil-covered chocolates in the shape of coins.
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