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I am a big fan of cummuity currencies and use them whenever I can. I haven't been able to find anything like this since coming to Switzerland so I thought I would ask. Do any community currencies in the style of Bay Bucks, Bristol Pounds, Chistiania Wage, etc. exist in Zurich or anywhere else in Switzerland?
Looking forward to feedback on this. Thanks
Hi there,
A number of community currencies are used in Switzerland. The most notable of these is the Steckborner Geld used in Steckborn in the Canton of Thurgau.
Recently, less localized community currencies have appeared on online portals. Examples of these are Exsilia points used by the bartering portal Exsilia.
Best regards from Moneyguru
List of community currencies in Switzerland:
Farinet (Canton of Valais)
Steckborner Geld (used in the town of Steckborn, TG)
Bonobo (City of Bern)
NetzBon (City of Basel)
Léman (Geneva)
Eulachtaler (Winterthur)
Isenau money (Les Diablerets)
Exsilia points (Exsilia online community)
Commercial community currencies:
WIR money (WIR Bank)
REKA money
Time-based community currencies:
Stund um Stund (Bischofszell)
Zeittausche (Solothurn)
Note: This is not a complete list of all community currencies used in Switzerland. Commercial rewards such as frequent flyer miles, credit card rewards points and hotel loyalty points are not included, although they are effectively commercial community currencies.
