vooruit deeljeton 25c 1880 front vooruit deeljeton 25c 1880 back
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vooruit deeljeton 25c

1880 year
Aluminium 1.27 g 24 mm
Description
Location
Belgium
Type
Trade tokens › Co-operative tokens
Year
1880
Value
25 Centimes (0.25)
Composition
Aluminium
Weight
1.27 g
Diameter
24 mm
Thickness
1.3 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-13
References
Numista
N#58691
Rarity index
73%

Reverse

Text around value

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SAM. MAATSCH. VOORUIT
25c
DEELJETON
- GENT -

Unabridged legend:
Samenwerkende Maatschappij Vooruit
25centimes
Deeljeton
Gent

Translation:
Collaborating Society "Vooruit ("Forward")
25 centimes
Participation token

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.

The “deeljeton”  tokens were in use from abt. 1917 until the 1960s.

 

The token is listed as #36 in the catalog “Het huisgeld van de Gentse S.M. VOORUIT Nr.1” - Andre Despretz, 1982; additional information about the token is given in the appendix to this catalog: “Het oudste huisgeld van de Gentse S.M. Vooruit Nr. 1” - Andre Despretz, 1984.