# Complimentary Currencies

The use of complementary currencies is based on agreement between the parties exchanging the currency. According to Jérôme Blanc of Laboratoire d’Économie de la Firme et des Institutions, complementary currencies aim to protect, stimulate or orientate the economy. They may also be used to advance particular social, environmental, or political goals. When speaking about complementary currencies, a number of overlapping and often interchangeable terms are in use: local or community currencies are complementary currencies used within a locality or other form of community (such as business-based or online communities); regional currencies are similar to local currencies, but are used within a larger geographical region; and sectoral currencies are complementary currencies used within a single economic sector, such as education or health care.

**Examples of Complimentary Currencies, over the years.**<br>

| **Name**                                                                         | **Type**          | **Country**                                                                              |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Brixton Pound](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brixton_Pound)                     | Local currency    | United Kingdom                                                                           |
| [Bristol Pound](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Pound)                     | Local currency    | United Kingdom                                                                           |
| Belfast coin                                                                     | Local currency    | United kingdom                                                                           |
| [BerkShares](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BerkShares)                           | Local currency    | United States                                                                            |
| Baltimore Note                                                                   | <p><br></p>       | United States                                                                            |
| [Calgary Dollar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary_Dollar)                   | Local currency    | Canada                                                                                   |
| [Chiemgauer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiemgauer)                           | Local currency    | Germany                                                                                  |
| [Detroit Community Scrip](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Community_Scrip) | Local currency    | United States                                                                            |
| [Eco-Pesa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eco-Pesa)                               | Local currency    | Kenya                                                                                    |
| [Eusko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eusko)                                     | Local currency    | [Basque Country](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basque_Country_\(greater_region\)), Spain |
| [Exeter Pound](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exeter_Pound)                       | Local currency    | United Kingdom                                                                           |
| [Eko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Findhorn_Ecovillage#Eko_currency)            | Local currency    | Findhorn Ecovillage, [Moray](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moray), Scotland              |
| [Fureai kippu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fureai_kippu)                       | Sectoral currency | Japan                                                                                    |
| [Ithaca Hours](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_Hours)                       | Local currency    | United States                                                                            |
| [Kelantanese Dinar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelantanese_dinar)             | Regional currency | Malaysia                                                                                 |
| Lebbre                                                                           | Local currency    | Dalmatia                                                                                 |
| [Lewes Pound](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewes_Pound)                         | Local currency    | United Kingdom                                                                           |
| [Ora](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ora_\(currency\))                            | Regional currency | [Orania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orania%2C_Northern_Cape), South Africa            |
| [Bon Towarowy PeKaO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Towarowy_PeKaO)           | Regional currency | Poland                                                                                   |
| [Sarafu-Credit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarafu-Credit)                     | Local currency    | Kenya                                                                                    |
| [Stroud Pound](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroud_Pound)                       | Local currency    | United Kingdom                                                                           |
| [Toronto Dollar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Dollar)                   | Local currency    | Canada                                                                                   |
| [Tumin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumin_\(currency\))                        | Local currency    | El Espinal, Veracruz, Mexico                                                             |


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