, ▁a ▁community ▁currency ▁circul ating ▁in ▁the ▁Ch iem g au ▁region ▁of ▁Bav aria , ▁Germany ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁As ▁of ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁ 3 0 ▁business es ▁in ▁Gl ouc esters hire ▁are ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁programme . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁launch , ▁local ▁currency ▁with ▁a ▁face ▁value ▁of ▁over ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁Str oud ▁P ounds ▁was ▁sold . ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁only ▁£ 4 0 0 0 ▁worth ▁of ▁Str oud ▁pounds ▁were ▁issued . ▁Some ▁local ▁business es ▁compla ined ▁about ▁the ▁h ass le ▁and ▁said ▁customers ▁still ▁supported ▁them ▁but ▁preferred ▁to ▁use ▁ster ling . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁a ▁discussion ▁on ▁a ▁possible ▁re - launch ▁was ▁held . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁found ers , ▁Mol ly ▁Scott ▁C ato ▁said ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁that ▁the ▁currency ▁ ▁was ▁" ne ver ▁vi able ". ▁▁ ▁the ▁website ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁updated ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁but ▁Str oud ▁P ound ▁Co - op ▁Ltd ▁still ▁exists . ▁ ▁C urrency ▁design ▁Str oud ▁P ounds ▁were ▁available ▁in ▁four ▁denomin ations : ▁£ 1 , ▁£ 2 , ▁£ 5 ▁and ▁£ 1 0 . ▁All ▁feature ▁Philipp a ▁Th rel fall ' s ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁m ural ▁" Build ings ▁of ▁Str oud " ▁and