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abbeville in france reverted back to the franc several weeks ago, it was a one week experiment to get all the local hoarders to use all the francs they still have from pre-euro days. i was there 3 weeks ago and some of the local shops were still accepting it.
They've got a similar scheme going on in Ambridge (on the Archers). Their's is called TEA (Transition Equivilent Ambridge) However there seems to be a problem with IOU's creeping into the monetry system and the take up of the currency in the neighbouring village of Penny Hassett (which I think is the Borsetshire equivilent of Nunhead)

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