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Bread voucher - Een kilo speciaal brood
| Issuer | Samenwerkende Maatschappij Vooruit, Gent - Afdeling Lebbeke |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse lettering | S. M. VOORUIT GENT AFD. LEBBEKE WAARDE VAN EEN KILO SPECIAAL BROOD (Translation: Cooperative Society "Vooruit" Ghent (Gent / Gand) Dept. LEBBEKE VALUE OF ONE KILOGRAM SPECIAL BREAD) |
| Reverse description | The reverse shows the same text as the face, visible in mirror image through the thin green paper stock, with no additional printing. The surface is otherwise plain and unadorned. |
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Vooruit — the enormous Ghent-based socialist cooperative — ran one of the most sophisticated consumer distribution networks in prewar Belgium, operating its own bakeries, pharmacies, and shops across dozens of affiliated local branches. The Lebbeke afdeling was one of many satellite divisions that drew on centralized production while managing local membership accounts. Bread vouchers like this one functioned as internal scrip: members purchased vouchers in advance, which decoupled bread distribution from cash transactions at the point of collection.
The perforation was a simple anti-fraud measure, allowing the issuing branch to cancel redeemed vouchers cleanly. "Speciaal brood" distinguished the higher-grade loaf from the standard working-class "gewoon brood" in the cooperative's product hierarchy.