note: extra-large token


1980 Belgium Ghent Gent 25 Gandae Amandus 630-1980 trade token {1-year-issue}

FEATURING
front: The ruins of St Bavo's Abbey inner garden or courtyard showing the lavatorium

Lettering: Stad gent sint baafsabdij lavatorium

The abbey was at the peak of its glory in the 11th century. In competition with St Peter’s Abbey nearby, it grew into a complex that included an abbey church, of which the ‘oldest wall in Ghent’ is still standing.

In 1540, in revenge for the Ghent uprising, Emperor Charles V ordered the demolition of the abbey. The surrounding village was not spared either. This brutal verdict (the ‘Concessio Carolina’) included an order that a Spanish fortress be built on the site of the abbey, sealing the city’s defeat.

back lettering:
AMANDUS 630-1980
25
GANDAE
IN OMLOOP TE GENT VAN 15 AUGUSTUS TUT 15 OKTOBER 1980

Amandus (c. 584 – 679), commonly called Saint Amand, was a bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht and one of the great Christian missionaries of Flanders. He is venerated as a saint, particularly in France and Belgium.

Known for his hospitality, Saint Amand is the patron saint of all who produce beer: brewers, innkeepers and bartenders.[15] He is also the patron of vine growers, vintners and merchants, and of Boy Scouts.

His feast day is 6 February. Although mostly revered in Flanders and Picardy, he is also venerated in England, where at least one private chapel (at East Hendred in Oxfordshire) is dedicated to him.

Municipal tokens were born in Flanders in 1980.
The first that came into circulation was the 25 Franc of Leuven and was given the name "Lovenaar".
The city of Leuven had launched the idea that a medal could/should be minted for the city.
This was valid for a limited time and only exchangeable at the local dealers.
Most coins went straight into the collection of numismatists or private individuals who thought it was a nice must-have.
Due to the law of supply and demand, the value of this occasional coin rose rapidly
and reached a value of around 1,000 Francs (= 25 EUR) in a short time.
As a result, few coins returned to the city treasury.

• quantity 1
• demonetized {no longer in circulation} polished Brass plated steel coin
• diameter: 30.28 mm
• weight: 7.75 g

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