The Magic Coin
The Magic Coin is an animated pedagogical game that is part of the economic education program BanRep Educa. It aims to promote children’s understanding of basic economic concepts in a simple and didactic way.
Through this game, participants will:
- Recognize the concept of barter and its connection to savings.
- Compare the saving of money today with the saving of resources in the past.
- Identify Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia) as the only authorized entity to issue Colombian banknotes and coins.
- Understand why the excessive creation of money can cause inconveniences for social well-being, and relate this to the concept of savings.
- Relate savings to the rational use of natural resources to preserve the environment and protect the well-being.
Do not forget to download the Teacher's guide to complete the activity and click on the next image to enter the Workshop: 
