Catalog
20 Udis
| Issuer | Red COMAL (Comercialización Alternativa) |
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| Currency | Udi (1995-date) |
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| Reverse lettering | Un UDIS equivale a un Lempira UNIDAD DE INTERCAMBIO SOLIDARIO – UDIS Vale para uso exclusivo en la Red COMAL y tiendas asociadas y participantes Los vales no son intercambiables por dinero Red COMAL: fortaleciendo la economía comunitaria (Translation: One UDIS is equivalent to one Lempira Solidarity Exchange Unit Valid for exclusive use within Red COMAL and affiliated or participating stores Vouchers are not exchangeable for money Red COMAL: strengthening the community economy) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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| Comments |
COMAL — the Coordinadora de Comercialización Alternativa — is a Honduran fair-trade network of peasant cooperatives, and its "Red COMAL" currency is one of the more functional examples of a complementary local exchange system in Central America. The Udi (Unidad de Intercambio) was designed to circulate within member communities as a medium for barter-equivalent exchange, allowing rural producers to trade goods and labor without dependence on the lempira.
The inclusion of a watermark is notable for a community-issued instrument — an unusual investment in anti-counterfeiting for a scrip currency operating at village scale.