10 Centimes - Vooruit
1880 year| Aluminium | - | 23.4 mm |
| Location | Belgium |
|---|---|
| Type | Trade tokens › Co-operative tokens |
| Year | 1880 |
| Value | 10 Centimes (0.10 BEF) |
| Currency | Franc (1832-2001) |
| Composition | Aluminium |
| Diameter | 23.4 mm |
| Thickness | 1 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 1955 |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#409116 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Text around value
Script: Latin
Lettering:
SAM. MAATSCH. VOORUIT
10c
DEELJETON
- GENT -
Unabridged legend:
SAMENWERKENDE MAATSCHAPPIJ VOORUIT
10centimes
DEELJETON
- GENT -
Edge
Plain.
Comment
This is a token of the socialist consumer organization (or cooperative) Vooruit (Forward) (1880-1970) which was founded as a cooperative bakery to protect the factory workers against the instability of big capital. It is listed as #37 in the catalog “Het huisgeld van de Gentse S.M. VOORUIT Nr.1” - Andre Despretz, 1982.
The token bears the date 1880, the founding year of Vooruit, but was most likely minted in 1917.
The 10 centimes token was most likely demonetized in the same year as the 10 centimes coin was demonetized (1955). Higher values were demonetized in 1968, when they were replaced by plastified paper vouchers.
