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5 Lewes Pounds
| Issuer | Transition Town Lewes |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| In circulation to | 31 August 2014 |
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| Obverse lettering | 5 five lewes pounds Transition Town Lewes "We have it in our power to build the world anew" Thomas Paine Lewes resident 1768-1774 |
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| Reverse lettering | The Lewes Pound: Supports Local Traders Keeps Money Circulating within Lewes Helps Cut CO2 Emissions For a list of participating traders and issuing points go to www.thelewespound.org For each Lewes Pound issued, 5p is pledged to support local projects. A 5p donation will apply from every Lewes Pound exchanged into sterling. Supported by: Bill's, Harvey's, Just Trade - Food Co-op, Lewes Town Council, Pelham House, Southern Solar and Transition Town Lewes Valid until 31 August 2014 © Lewes Pound 2009 five lewes pounds 5 |
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The Lewes Pound was reintroduced in 2008 as part of the Transition Town movement's push to keep spending within the local economy — a concept borrowed directly from the Totnes Pound, which had launched a year earlier. The 2009 second series added the £5 denomination, the largest in the scheme at that point. Lewes was chosen as a Transition Town pilot partly because of its existing reputation for local independence, most visibly expressed every November 5th in the town's famously defiant bonfire societies.
Acceptance was voluntary, and only participating traders honored the notes. The scheme's watermark security feature was added after early print runs attracted scrutiny over counterfeiting vulnerability.