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| The Brixton Pound's original shop front. | _The Brixton Pound's original shop front._ |
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| Tokens issued in Southwark by John Ewing (a local tobacconist) during the English Civil War. | _Tokens issued in Southwark by John Ewing (a local tobacconist) during the English Civil War._ |
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| Berkshares local currency has a business of the month - winners include this compost business. | _Berkshares local currency has a business of the month - winners include this compost business._ |
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| In the early Middle Ages in the Holy Roman Empire, thin metal tokens called [bracteates](http://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/wp-content/uploads/bracteates.pdf) were made and distributed locally by princes and monasteries to serve as media of exchange. They had no intrinsic value, and were recalled regularly, often annually, with a small deduction – enough to dissuade people from holding on to them, and persuade them to spend them into the local economy instead. Here’s a bracteate from 12th century Germany. | _In the early Middle Ages in the Holy Roman Empire, thin metal tokens called [bracteates](http://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/wp-content/uploads/bracteates.pdf) were made and distributed locally by princes and monasteries to serve as media of exchange. They had no intrinsic value, and were recalled regularly, often annually, with a small deduction – enough to dissuade people from holding on to them, and persuade them to spend them into the local economy instead. Here’s a bracteate from 12th century Germany._ |
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| At its height in 2001, the Argentinian Red de Trueque (barter network), using 'Creditos' rather than conventional money, was the biggest community currency movement in the world. There's a revival starting to happen. | _At its height in 2001, the Argentinian Red de Trueque (barter network), using 'Creditos' rather than conventional money, was the biggest community currency movement in the world. There's a revival starting to happen._ |
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| The world's first local currency cash machine - Brixton Market, South London. | _The world's first local currency cash machine - Brixton Market, South London._ |
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| A selection of local currency notes from various countries. | _A selection of local currency notes from various countries._ |
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| ## Further resources | ## Further resources |
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| | - [History of local currencies in Europe](https://shs.hal.science/halshs-00102974/document) |
| | - [New Economics Foundation](https://neweconomics.org/2014/04/no-small-change/) - evaluating the success of your community currency project |
| | - [RAMICS](https://ramics.org/) - research association on monetary innovation and community and complementary currency systems |
| | - [Schumacher Center for a New Economics](https://centerforneweconomics.org/apply/local-currencies-program/) - US site with lots of info on local currencies |
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