Welsh mining towns had alternative currencies 200 years ago – here's what the crypto world could learn from them
- Written by Edward Thomas Jones, Senior Lecturer in Economics / Director of the Institute of European Finance, Bangor University
A halfpenny token issued by the Parys Mining Company of Anglesey in 1788. The hooded druid design was used for many years and was the first of hundreds of token designs.BrandonBigheart/WikimediaYou can also read this article in Welsh.
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