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9 Electric City Dollars
| Issuer | Electric City (Perth, Western Australia) |
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| Type | Pattern or trial banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents a caricature of the 1980s Australian Treasurer rendered as a hooded grim reaper figure with a crooked nose and scythe, set against an underprint of tangled electrical equipment. The satirical design alludes to interest rates that rose from 9% to 18% under his tenure. Letterpress text occupies the lower portion with the voucher terms and store details. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a list of supported brand names arranged across the field, with conditions of use set out in numbered letterpress text below. The layout is utilitarian, with no decorative vignette or guilloche work. |
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Electric City was a short-lived local currency experiment run out of Perth in the early 2000s, part of a broader wave of community currency schemes that briefly gained traction across Australia during that period. The "Electric City" identity references Perth's long-standing unofficial nickname, derived from its early adoption of electric street lighting in the 1890s — one of the first cities in Australia to do so.
Local scrip of this type was typically redeemable at participating businesses within a defined network and was never legal tender. Survival rates are uneven; many were redeemed and destroyed, others simply discarded.