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Europe · Montseny, Catalonia, Spain · G026

Ecoxarxa Fair

Eco-networks trading at barter fairs in their own social currency.

Front of Ecoxarxa Fair: 15 Baskets, inspired by Ecoxarxes (Catalan eco-networks) and social-currency barter fairs, with actual Noun #49
Front · 150 × 75 mm
Back of Ecoxarxa Fair: the Ecoxarxes (Catalan eco-networks) and social-currency barter fairs tradition, how a note would work, and the traits of Noun #49
Back · the tradition

Security Edition v2

The same note set like a banknote: full engraved portrait of Noun #49, guilloche, watermark, thread, foil stripe and microtext, all printed art. What's on it

Security Edition front of Ecoxarxa Fair: a line-engraved portrait of the full actual Noun #49 in a guilloche oval beside a watermark window, thread and holographic-look stripe
Security Edition · front
Security Edition back of Ecoxarxa Fair: a color medallion of Noun #49 in a guilloche rosette, with the note's story
Security Edition · back
v2 front SVG ↓ v2 back SVG ↓

The tradition · since 2009

Ecoxarxes (Catalan eco-networks) and social-currency barter fairs

Catalonia's ecoxarxes appeared around 2009 in places such as Montseny, each with its own social currency; in September 2010 Barcelona's Ecoxarxa held the city's first barter fair using one.

Source: Barcelona farà la primera fira d'intercanvi amb moneda social (Nació Digital, Sept 2010) ↗

How a note would work

Baskets are earned by bringing food, crafts or services to a seasonal barter fair and spent on other stallholders' goods. They are never bought or cashed out.

Design concept inspired by this tradition, not issued by or for the people who keep it. Not legal tender, not for sale, no cash value, no redemption and no investment rights.

Front SVG ↓ Back SVG ↓ Machine edition
  • PlaceMontseny, Catalonia, Spain
  • Erasince 2009
  • RegionEurope
  • UnitBasket · Baskets
  • Face value15 Baskets
  • SerialGB-G026-N0049
  • NounActual Noun #49 ↗
  • Why this NounCatalan cooks pound garlic into allioli, so a bulb is at home at a Catalan fair.
  • Headgarlic
  • Glasseship rose
  • Bodyrust
  • Accessorydollar bling
  • Seedbg 0 · body 25 · acc 46 · head 90 · glasses 0