A Bank vault with several hundred thousands dollars worth of coins inside is on sale (at a negotiable price) to benefit Generation Basic Income. The organization used the coins in a demonstration last October when it delivered signatures on a petition calling for a referendum on basic income in Switzerland. The group hopes that the sale of the contents will raise money for the campaign for basic income in Switzerland and around the world.
Two stories on the bank vault for sale are online:
The Daily Mail, “A safe investment! Swiss bank vault goes on sale… complete with EIGHT MILLION coins worth £270,000,” The Daily Mail, 29 November 2013.
RT Network, “8,000,000 coins for sale: Auction call for genuine Swiss bank vault,” RT Network, November 29, 2013.
Committee members for the initiative “CHF 2,500 monthly for everyone” (Grundeinkommen) open rolls of five cent coins in the old vault of the former Schweizerische Volksbank in Basel October 1, 2013.(Reuters / Ruben Sprich)
