20 Franken Ghent - S.M. Vooruit
Features
| Location |
Belgium
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | S. M. Vooruit |
| Type | Trade tokens › Co-operative tokens |
| Year | 1930 |
| Currency | Franc (1832-2001) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 24.44 g |
| Diameter | 44 mm |
| Shape | Octagonal (8-sided) |
| Technique | Milled (stamped with a mark on the obverse) |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 1 July 1968 |
| Number | N# 36162 |
| References | Vooruit# 38 André Despretz; 1982. Het huisgeld van de Gentse S.M. Vooruit Nr. 1: The Token Money of the Ghent's S. M. Vooruit No. 1. Self-published, Gent, Belgium. |
Obverse
Allegory of a sunrise behind the working class in a hoop surrounded by the legend. A validation mark is stamped, usually inside the ring, at the bottom of the depicted scene.
Lettering:
DOOR SAMENWERKING TOT VERHEFFING
.DER WERKENDE KLASSE .
Translation: .UPLIFTING THE WORKING CLASS THROUGH COOPERATION .
Reverse
The face value (20) between two olive branches; over this a ribbon bearing the word "VOORUIT"
Above and below more text.
Lettering:
WAARDE TWINTIG FRANK
20
VOORUIT
FRANK
GENT ... 1930
Translation:
VALUE TWENTY FRANCS
20
VOORUIT
FRANCS
Edge
Plain
Mint
Fisch & Co, Brussels, BelgiumComments
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. These tokens were in use until 1 July 1968, when they were replaced by plasticized paper vouchers.
The token is listed as #38 in the catalog “Het huisgeld van de Gentse S.M. VOORUIT Nr.1” - Andre Despretz, 1982. A variety in medal alignment exists (RRR).
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1930 | |||||||||||||||
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