Global networks · Washington, D.C., and worldwide · G099

Time Bank Hour

One hour of help earns one hour, whatever the task.

Back of Time Bank Hour: the Time banking (Time Dollars) tradition, how a note would work, and the traits of Noun #42 — Back · the tradition

Security Edition v2

The same note set like a banknote: full engraved portrait of Noun #42, guilloche, watermark, thread, foil stripe and microtext, all printed art. What's on it

Security Edition front of Time Bank Hour: a line-engraved portrait of the full actual Noun #42 in a guilloche oval beside a watermark window, thread and holographic-look stripe — Security Edition · front

Security Edition back of Time Bank Hour: a color medallion of Noun #42 in a guilloche rosette, with the note's story — Security Edition · back

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The tradition · since the early 1980s

Time banking (Time Dollars)

Law professor Edgar S. Cahn developed Time Dollars in the early 1980s: members earn a credit for each hour spent helping someone and spend it on an hour of help. The model spread worldwide.

Source: Time banking (Wikipedia) ↗

How a note would work

Hours are earned by helping another member, from childcare to tutoring, and spent on an hour of anyone's help; every hour counts the same. 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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PlaceWashington, D.C., and worldwide
Erasince the early 1980s
RegionGlobal networks
UnitHour · Hours
Face value1 Hour
SerialGB-G099-N0042
NounActual Noun #42 ↗
Why this NounAn hour walking a neighbour's dog counts the same as an hour of tutoring.
Headdog
Glassessquare blue
Bodyhotbrown
Accessorychecker RGB
Seedbg 0 · body 16 · acc 26 · head 71 · glasses 5