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Re:France and Germany Agree to Block Facebook's Libra by lispm on Saturday September 14, 2019 @01:08PM (#20972188)
> It's also odd in the context of Germany

It isn't. Only the Bundesbank / ECB is allowed to provide a currency in for Germany.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Währungsmonopol

The Chiemgauer is a regional voucher system - more comparable to regional loyalty programs or frequent-flyer programs.

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Re:France and Germany Agree to Block Facebook's Libra by Tomte on Saturday September 14, 2019 @02:49PM (#20972892)
Those regional currencies have popped up several times, the Chiemgauer is just the only(?) long-living one.

Official stance IIRC is: illegal, but so small and irrelevant by volume that it's best to ignore it and let people have a little fun and community engagement.

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