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 Drew Howard
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| General Description : | The bread penny is a form of Ration card to obtain food. Bread cards were mostly in coin form (they also called it Bread Tokens) made of an inexpensive metal such as zinc and aluminum. This is a medal of the socialist consumer organization (or cooperative) Forward (1880-1970), in 1880, first as a cooperative bakery Come on, the factory was set up to protect the lability of big business. The legend Door samenwerking tot verheffing / der werkende klasse (Durch Zusammenarbeit zu Erhebung / der Arbeiterklasse) Is the core thought of the co-operative movement. The worker class will not be assisted by another class, it must help itself. Solidarity among workers means using workers' shops that distribute their profits among its clients. Theoretically, the concept works. If there is no profit margin your prices are lower. In practice, the co-ops were run by amateurs, who couldn't compete with pro sales and distribution techniques. The social and solidarity aspect of the co-ops competed with the traditional role of the Catholic church. They reacted to the threat with traditional means, ex-communication, vilification, exclusion, monopolization. In some countries, like France and Britain, the church lost out. In others, like Spain, Portugal and Italy, it won. Sadly, Belgium remained in-between. The rich remained loyal to the church, the poor went for socialism. Unfortunately, that distinction coincided with the languages spoken: the Flemish went towards socialism, the Walloons to the church, so that the tension between the two language groups was further aggravated. Coin alignment Grade F+ $5.75 |
| Front Description : | 'de samenwerking' from J.Van Biesbroeck |
| Width | 38.00 mm |
| Weight | 16.70 g |
| Material | Copper-Nickel |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
