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1 Brixton Pound second issue
| Issuer | Brixton Pound Community Interest Company |
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| Year | 2011 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Reverse description | Numeral '1' in dark olive at upper left alongside a graffiti-style cartoon vignette; central area carries a holographic security disc overprinted 'BONDED / security'; right half shows a bold black pop-art female figure against an interlocking pink and olive geometric underprint. Serial number printed twice in a brown band at centre-left; 'B£1' monogram at lower left and upper right; website and geolocation data printed vertically at centre. |
| Reverse lettering | B£1 BP01 STOCKWELL SKATE PARK AYTOUN ROAD GRAFFITI WALL BRIXTON POUND 2011 BRIXTON POUND.ORG BONDED security |
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The Brixton Pound was a local complementary currency designed to keep spending circulating within Brixton's local economy rather than leaking out to national chains. This second paper issue followed the 2009 launch and ran alongside an electronic version — the e-Brixton Pound — which operated via SMS payment, an unusual infrastructure for a community currency of this scale.
Printed locally in Brixton itself, which was a deliberate political statement about self-sufficiency. The notes were accepted by participating independent traders only, never legal tender in any formal sense.