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Voucher - 50 Bethel-Cent
| Issuer | v. Bodelschwinghsche Anstalten Bethel |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Size | 100 x 50 mm |
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| Reverse description | Salmon-orange tinted reverse with a reduced vignette of the same Bethel reception building at upper centre, beneath which the usage conditions are printed in small letterpress text. Two manuscript signatures of board members appear at lower centre, with the large numeral '50' and vertical 'Bethel-Cent' inscription at right, and the Bethel cross logo at upper right. |
| Reverse lettering | 50 Bethel-Cent Berechtigt zum Bezug und zur Verwendung von Warengutscheinen sind betreute Personen und Mitarbeiter der v. Bodelschwinghschen Anstalten Bethel. Die Warengutscheine sind nicht auf andere Personen übertragbar. Die Hauptkassenverwaltung darf von den nicht zum Warengutschein- verkehr zugelassenen Geschäften und Personen keine Warengutscheine annehmen. Der Vorstand der v. Bodelschwinghschen Anstalten Bethel Bethel, den 1. Januar 2002 Bethel 50 Bethel-Cent (Translation: 50 Bethel-Cent Entitled for obtaining and using vouchers are looked-after persons and employees of the v. Bodelschwinghschen Anstalten Bethel. The vouchers are not transferable to other people. The central administration cannot accept vouchers from shops or persons, who are not entitled to use vouchers. The board of the v. Bodelschwinghschen Anstalten Bethel Bethel, 1st of January 2002 Bethel 50 Bethel-Cent) |
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The Bodelschwingh institutions at Bethel, near Bielefeld, have operated their own internal token currency for well over a century — originally to give residents with disabilities a means of participating in the local economy without access to external cash. By 2002, when this voucher was issued, the practice was largely a continuation of institutional tradition rather than strict economic necessity, maintained partly for therapeutic and social reasons. The Bethel community functions almost as a self-contained town, with its own shops, bakeries, and services where these vouchers circulate.
The denomination in "Bethel-Cent" reflects the post-2002 realignment to decimal euro-era terminology.