Several Alternative Currencies Thriving in the Netherlands
Communities throughout the Netherlands have embraced the idea of physical and digital alternative currencies, a local newspaper reported over the weekend. According to the Financieele Dagblad, Amsterdam, Nijmegen, Arnhem and Rotterdam have all seen currency alternatives to the euro catch on. In Rotterdam, in fact, there are two: the zuiderling and the dam. Both of those exist as digital currencies, though there are printed zuiderlings in circulation. Both currencies have become useful at the community level as forms of payment, especially for services, according the financial newspaper.
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