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The Americas · Zacualpan de Amilpas, Mexico · G084
Sunday Trueque
A Sunday market where produce and crafts trade without money.
Security Edition v2
The same note set like a banknote: full engraved portrait of Noun #8, guilloche, watermark, thread, foil stripe and microtext, all printed art. What's on it
The tradition · pre-Hispanic roots; ongoing
Tianguis de trueque (Sunday barter market)
Every Sunday the market in Zacualpan de Amilpas, Morelos, has a section where people still practise trueque, trading produce, plants and crafts without money, a custom traced to pre-Hispanic exchange.
Source: Zacualpan de Amilpas (Wikipedia) ↗
How a note would work
Handfuls are earned by bringing produce, plants or crafts to a weekly market and spent on other families' 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.
- PlaceZacualpan de Amilpas, Mexico
- Erapre-Hispanic roots; ongoing
- RegionThe Americas
- UnitHandful · Handfuls
- Face value5 Handfuls
- SerialGB-G084-N0008
- NounActual Noun #8 ↗
- Why this NounMaize and beans fill the Sunday swap, and a taco wraps them both.
- Headtaco classic
- Glassessquare yellow orange multi
- Bodypeachy B
- Accessorybling anvil
- Seedbg 1 · body 20 · acc 7 · head 202 · glasses 19