POLAND 5 Groszy (Credit Token) 1939 Military Cooperative Issue. XF-AU

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1939, Poland, Military Cooperative. Zinc 5 Groszy Credit Token.

Mint Period: ca. 1939
Reference: Bartoszewicki 238A.1 (R6b).
Condition: Minor deposts, otherwisa XF-AU for type!
Denomination: 5 Groszy - Universal Issue (without assignment to any specific military unit).
Material: Zinc
Diameter: 16mm
Weight: 1.3gm




The first military cooperatives in Poland appeared in the aftermath of World War I in 1918. The Polish military started to regulate those institutions shortly afterwards when in November 1920, General Leon Berbecki issued an order defining a typical statue of a military cooperative.[5] A month later, General Edward Śmigły-Rydz gave an order to his subordinate units to create military cooperatives, which contributed to a significant increase in this type of activity in the recently recreated Polish Army.[3] In 1922 rules for military cooperatives were codified by the Polish Ministry of the Interior. Initially, Polish military cooperatives had multiple functions, with some specializing in financial aids, others in activities like house construction or publishing. After a few years, however, virtually all remaining cooperatives focused on food distribution and supply.

Some Polish military cooperatives issued their own coinage, which is now considered a numismatic and militaria collectible.

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