Liverpool pound

Liverpool Note Issue Act 1793
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of Great Britain
Long title	An Act to enable the Common Council of the Town of Liverpool in the County of Lancaster, on Behalf and Account of the Corporation of the said Town, to issue Negotiable Notes, for a limited Time, and to a limited Amount.
Citation	33 Geo. 3. c. 31
Territorial extent	Great Britain
Dates
Royal assent	10 May 1793
Commencement	25 May 1793
Expired	25 October 1795
Repealed	21 August 1871
Other legislation
Repealed by	Statute Law Revision Act 1871
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

Last updated September 13, 2025

The Liverpool pound refers to various types of local currencies used in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

History

Between 1793 and 1796, in order to solve a local financial crisis the Liverpool Corporation gained permission from the House of Commons ^[1] to distribute its own banknotes in denominations of £50 and £100.^[2] Today versions of the original notes are displayed at the Liverpool Museum.

In 2017 Israeli technology company Colu launched the Liverpool Local Pound, a digital currency accessible through a smartphone app and which offers discounts at businesses in Liverpool.^[3]

Notes

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References

↑ "Liverpool. Petition of members of the common council of the town on the stagnation of credit". bopcris.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 27 September 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
↑ "Did you know that Liverpool had its very own currency???". Merseyside Reporter. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
↑ Christie, Sophie (27 July 2017). "From Liverpool to east London: Local currencies are making a comeback". The Telegraph . Retrieved 18 September 2017.

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[3] "Liverpool. Petition of members of the common council of the town on the stagnation of credit". bopcris.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 27 September 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[4] "Did you know that Liverpool had its very own currency???". Merseyside Reporter. Retrieved 18 September 2017.

[5] Christie, Sophie (27 July 2017). "From Liverpool to east London: Local currencies are making a comeback". The Telegraph . Retrieved 18 September 2017.

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Liverpool pound

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History

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