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Message:: [QUOTE="Acer0001, post: 308218, member: 9795"]Oooops, one too many "e"s in Queeen. Oh, well... Anyway, the other day I went to the laundry place and put my dollar bills in the change machine to do wash. When I quickly thumbed through my quarters for anything of interest (silver, latest states, low dates, etc), I saw one that was just a bit different. It was a quarter from Bermuda. I was pretty stoked! Canadian, Mexican are usual for foreign coinage, but this was cool. It had Queen Elizabeth on it. I've always wondered, how many countries have her on their coinage or notes? I've seen modern currency with her on them (the Bermuda coin was 1999!). First off, why do so many countries do this? And aren't most of them independent from Britain now, like Australia, Hong Kong, etc? If they have broken away from Britain, do they keep her on the coin for historical tradition? I've always wondered this. Maybe someone from the UK or one of these countries can explain to me. I guess, knowing US history, this would seem awkward to "hang on" to ties from the "mother" country.   :kewl: Thanks! Acer0001[/QUOTE]