Blog of Eurocol


Z blog         Exchange of information concerning coins in Euro and Europe in general

 

       A - The local currencies

        B - History of coins and currencies before Euro

       C - Human relations / ethnic groups

       D - Collections / collectors

       E - On the site of Eurocol

 

  • And if we created a local currency?

     

    To speak about local currency, it is to join a particular economic speech.

              A local currency is, in economics, a not steady currency - but tolerated by a national government (which is not inevitably legal tender), and fate to be exchanged only in a restricted zone. The currencies of this type are also called complementary currencies because they do not have authority to substitute themselves for the official currency, the euro for example, but to circulate in parallel in this one. They take numerous forms, as material as virtual.

     

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  • A 3D Logo

    Do you think it would be useful to present all coins of the site in 3D ?

    Example of the future Eurocol Logo for 2020

  • The faces of Belgian national coins

    C2eEvolution of the visual of the Belgian national coin of 2€ - Albert II

    Several changes on the visual of the Belgian national coin of 2€ were made

    There are now 4 different versions

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  • Galléco

    A new currency in Brittany

    Galléco

     

    Follow this interesting video concerning local currencies ...

  • The Sol-Violette

    An exemple from Toulouse : THE SOL-VIOLETTE

    In May, 2011, the Toulousian citizens saw being born a complementary and united currency in their city.

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  • The opinion of certain users of the MLC

    The opinion of some speakers

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  • General Informations on the MLC

         Inventory

         Desertification of small shops, relocation, unemployment, or still loss of social links, exchanges it maybe a way to regain control the economy and to make it more human. Indeed, the local currency allows to build and to protect the integrity of a territory and to open to the others by exchanging its wealth without putting itself in danger. The purpose is not to compete with the national currency but to create a complementary currency which can mitigate the deficiencies of the current monetary system become uncontrollable, in this time of economic crises.

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