Catalog
5 Heol
| Issuer | Heol (monnaie solidaire) |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | 5 Heol La monnaie solidaire |
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| Reverse lettering | HEOL Ar Moneiz Kengret 0138 |
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The Heol is a local complementary currency (monnaie complémentaire) circulating in the Pays de Brest area of Brittany, part of a broader French mouvement des monnaies locales that accelerated after the 2008 financial crisis. Like most French monnaies solidaires, Heol units are backed one-for-one against euros held in a dedicated account, and participating businesses agree to reinvest a share of transactions locally. The name means "sun" in Breton.
Serial numbers on issues of this type are the primary — often only — security feature, which keeps printing costs low enough for a community-run scheme to sustain.