1 Broodkaart Gent

€88,947.00
LocationBelgium
Year1880
TypeTrade tokens/Co-operative tokens
CompositionZinc
Weight3.95 g
Diameter
Thickness1.3 mm
ShapeSquare with rounded corners
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
Reference(s) Vooruit#6A-C, 7A-B#
Obverse descriptionLady `Vooruit`, an allegory of the organisation, sitting, her right hand on a comb wheel, in her left hand a palm (or olive) branch. Next to her two buildings and a beehive. Over the scene, the text `VOORUIT` At the top, near the edges, two five petaled flowers. Written in arc shape above the scene: `DE NAMAKER ZAL VERVOLGD WORDEN` Below, the year 1880
Obverse letteringDE NAMAKER ZAL VERVOLGD WORDEN VOORUIT (On the inside of the comb wheel) J FISCH 1880 J Fisch dans l`intérieur de la roue
(Translation: THE FORGERER WILL BE PROSECUTED `VOORUIT` (`FORWARD`) 1880)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionFour petals, placed near the edges, In the center the face value (1), filled in with horizontal lines, with the word `BROODKAART` written in a circular way around it. Under the number, a short line, decorated in the center.
Reverse letteringBROODKAART 1
(Translation: 1 BREAD TOKEN (literally: BREAD VOUCHER))
Reverse scriptLatin
MintFisch & Co, Brussels, Belgium
Mintage1880  - 6A (see description) -
1880  - 6B (see description) -
1880  - 6C (see description) -
1880  - 7A (see description) - 2 500
1880  - 7B (see description) -
Catalog ID7592312350
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