Encouraging development in Limerick which will hopefuuly spread. The Limerick Soviet of 1921 issued it’s own money…we can only OCCUPY HMV
The Soviet currency notes were about the size of an ordinary Treasury note. On the outside border were the words: “General Strike against British Militarism 1919″ and on the face was printed: “The workers of Limerick promise to pay the bearer the sum of ____ shillings.” The notes were signed for the Trades Council by James Casey as Treasurer and John Cronin as Chairman Šand they varied in colour according to their face value.
However capitalist rules on the scarcity of a commodity even come into play with surviving Limerick Soviet notes, The local Trades Council recently had to fork out 1400 euros to keep one rare note in the town and the local Trades Club….. See
http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/business/local-business/limerick-soviet-note-fetches-1-400-at-auction-1-4583764
Those horny handed sons of O’Toil,
Didn’t like Brits on their soil,
They thought it’d be funny
To make their own money
And see the imperialists recoil
Sorry – but someone had to.