April 26, 2024
1553, Nurnberg (Free-City). Early Brass Rechenpfennig (Reckoning Token) Coin. R!
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1553, Nurnberg (Free-City). Early Brass Rechenpfennig (Reckoning Token) Coin. R! Condition: VF Mint Place: Nurnmberg Mint Period: 1434-1437 Denomination: Reckoning Token (Rechenpfennig) Reference: Mitchiner, et al., “ Nuremberg and its Jetons ", c. 1424 var. ( this date not listed! ). Rare! Diameter: 27mm Weight: 3.79gm Material: Brass Obverse: Moneychanger behind accounting table, head right. On table, a few counters. All within decorative gothic border. Reverse: Alphabet in five lines (omitting J and U), date (1553) below. Nuremberg, Germany, was in the Late Middle Ages an important center of production of jetons for commercial use. Later - "counter casting" being obsolete - the production shifted to jetons for use in games and toys, sometimes copying more or less famous jetons with a political background as the following. Authenticity unconditionally guaranteed. Bid with Confiedence! Jetons were token or coin-like medals produced across Europe from the 13th through the 17th centuries. They were produced as counters for use in calculation on a lined board similar to an abacus. They also found use as a money substitute in games, similar to modern casino chips or poker chips. Thousands of different jetons exist, mostly of religious and educational designs, as well as portraits, these most resembling coinage. (The spelling "
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