Vooruit Gent - Buffetten 10 Centimes ND (1911-1914) front Vooruit Gent - Buffetten 10 Centimes ND (1911-1914) back
Vooruit Gent - Buffetten 10 Centimes ND (1911-1914) photo
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Vooruit Gent - Buffetten 10 Centimes ND

 
Aluminium 1.30 g 23.35 mm
Description
Location
Belgium
King
Albert I (1909-1934)
Type
Trade tokens › Co-operative tokens
Years
1911-1914
Value
10 Centimes (0.10)
Composition
Aluminium
Weight
1.30 g
Diameter
23.35 mm
Thickness
1.35 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled (Produced by Lambermon, Brussels)
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-13
References
Numista
N#90140
Rarity index
84%

Reverse

Face value in circle of denticles.

Script: Latin

Lettering: 10

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 #88 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.

Tokens with coin alignment are known (R).