Europe · Lázárfalva, Székely Land, Romania · G024

Kaláka Raising

Neighbours raise a house, and now village baths, together.

Back of Kaláka Raising: the Kaláka tradition, how a note would work, and the traits of Noun #48 — Back · the tradition

Security Edition v2

The same note set like a banknote: full engraved portrait of Noun #48, guilloche, watermark, thread, foil stripe and microtext, all printed art. What's on it

Security Edition front of Kaláka Raising: a line-engraved portrait of the full actual Noun #48 in a guilloche oval beside a watermark window, thread and holographic-look stripe — Security Edition · front

Security Edition back of Kaláka Raising: a color medallion of Noun #48 in a guilloche rosette, with the note's story — Security Edition · back

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The tradition · traditional; movement since 2001

Kaláka

Kaláka is the long-standing Hungarian and Székely voluntary work party; since 2001 a kaláka movement that began in Lázárfalva has built village baths and community spaces.

Source: 25 years of the kaláka movement (Pesti Vigadó, Hungarian Academy of Arts) ↗

How a note would work

Beams are earned by giving a day to a neighbour's build or a shared village project and spent when you need a crew in turn. 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.

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PlaceLázárfalva, Székely Land, Romania
Eratraditional; movement since 2001
RegionEurope
UnitBeam · Beams
Face value20 Beams
SerialGB-G024-N0048
NounActual Noun #48 ↗
Why this NounHungarian folk music has its own bagpipe, the duda, and the snowflake on its chest suits Transylvanian winters.
Headbagpipe
Glassessquare black rgb
Bodydarkbrown
Accessorysnowflake
Seedbg 0 · body 6 · acc 85 · head 4 · glasses 2