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5 Stroud Pounds
| Issuer | Stroud Pound Co-op Ltd |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | stroud pound co-op ltd five stroud pounds five Transition Stroud 2009 october april october april 15p 15p 15p |
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| Reverse lettering | the dog tree adonis blue (Polyommatus bellargus) www.stroudpound.org.uk tenter rack PERSEVERA |
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The Stroud Pound launched in September 2009 as one of Britain's earliest local complementary currencies, predating the better-known Bristol Pound by three years. Administered through the Stroud Pound Co-op Ltd, it was designed to keep spending circulating within the Stroud district rather than bleeding out to national chains — a straightforward economic localism argument with roots in the Totnes Pound experiment of 2007.
Printed locally rather than through a specialist security printer, the notes carry no significant anti-counterfeiting technology beyond basic design complexity. The scheme remained small-scale throughout its lifespan, with a limited number of participating businesses.