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Originally Posted by milo
if you want 'currency' to be controlled by states they make sense, but in the absence of that i don't see why every bank shouldn't issue its own currency.
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This is the entire reason central banks exist. I dont think theres anything stopping private banks issueing their own currency in England if they wish to do so; in Scotland only coins are legal tender and all banknotes are issued by private banks but the laws might be different.