Berkshares

BerkShares are the community currency of the Berkshire region of Massachusetts, USA.

The currency is purchased in return for US dollars at local partner banks, with an estimated 4.3 million BerkShares issued since 2006 and around 130,000 in circulation at any one time.

The principle objective of the BerkShare, like other geographically bound currencies, is to keep wealth within the area and encourage localisation of production and consumption.