The Federation of Damanhur is a
commune, ecovillage and spiritual community situated in the Piedmont
region of northern Italy about 50 km north of the city of Turin. Oberto
Airaudi founded it in 1975 with around 24 followers and it has grown to
more to almost 1,000 inhabitants. The community has its own
constitution and currency, the Credito (1 credito=100 cali). These
coins are extremely hard to find as they are rarely found outside the
community.