'Demi' Canadian Bill Becoming Local Currency in Quebec's Gaspé Region

CBC
Sep. 02, 2015

Residents in Quebec's Gaspé region are cutting Canadian bills in half to create a new local currency they call the "demi."

No one really knows who started the practice, but $5, $10 and $20 bills, sliced down the middle, have been showing up since the spring.

Residents and some local merchants have been using them, accepting their value as half of the original bill.

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