{"id":14183,"key":"Local_currency","title":"Local currency","latest":{"id":1223956,"timestamp":"2026-01-08T23:46:36Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"In economics, '''a local currency''', in its common usage, is a currency not backed by a national government (and not necessarily legal tender), and intended to trade only in a small area. These currencies are also referred to as community currency. They encompass a wide range of forms, both physically and financially, and often are associated with a particular economic discourse.\n\n== See also ==\n\n* [[Community Currencies]]\n\n== External links ==\n\n* [[Wikipedia:Local currency]]\n\n{{Page data\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n| description = Local currency keeps value within communities. Appropedia explains how these systems promote fair, resilient economies.\n}}\n\n[[Category:Local economics]]\n[[Category:Community]]\n[[Category:Currency]]\n[[Category:Local action]]\n[[Category:Local currency]]"}