Local Currency Systems Overview
Andrew Crowder
Currency Type 1: Schwundgeld (depreciative money): 44 systems in Germany
Example: The Chiemgauer http://www.bundesbank.de/download/volkswirtschaft/dkp/2006/200643dkp_en....
-Located in Prien am Chiemsee, Bavaria, Germany
-Number of members: 13,000
-Number of businesses: 630
-Amount of Chiemgauer in circulation: 180,000 (85,000 electronic)