- $10,000 worth of silver wattle coins are being used as part of a currency experiment in Castlemaine
- About eight Castlemaine businesses have agreed to accept the clay coins
- Castlemaine artists Ann Ferguson, Dale Cox and Jodi Newcombe came up with the concept
"We'd like to re-imagine where we find wealth and value,"Mr Cox said.
"Castlemaine is a very creative town, we have lots of artists and this is going to further establish the town's creative reputation,"he said.