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BRITAIN-ECONOMY-LIFESTYLE-CURRENCY
TO GO WITH COPY BY JUDITH EVANS - This handout photo obtained from the "The Bristol Pound" on August 14, 212 shows a selction photos showing specimen banknotes created by businesses in the English city of Bristol. The Bristol pound -- usable only with member businesses -- is to launch in September, and organisers are deluged with local firms wanting to sign up. "The perception of banking and money is that it's a very ruthless system: people are out for what they can get," co-founder Ciaran Mundy told AFP. As Britain loses faith in its banks and feels shockwaves from the euro crisis, the city in southern England is trying to keep local wealth in local pockets with the launch of its own currency. "This is about saying yes to something new. It's tapping into a different set of values about money." Evoking a long history of dissent, one side of the £5 note shows a tiger writing on a wall in graffiti: "O Liberty!" Businesses can pay local taxes in Bristol pounds and the council has offered its 17,000 staff the option of receiving part of their pay in the currency. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO/ The Bristol Pound" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ------
AFP PHOTO/HO/ AFP PHOTO/HANDOUT
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London, Greater London, UNITED KINGDOM |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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HANDOUT |
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14 August 2012 |
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1988 x 1026 (1.43 MB) |
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