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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 21083, member: 283&quot;]These pieces (jeton, jetton, rechenpfennig, reckoning counter /token) are all one and the same thing, just called different things in different countries. </p><p><br /></p><p>Their actual `history&#039; commenced in ancient Greece where a small piece of metal replaced the use of stones in performing calculations. This method was later used by the Romans and where they went so did the use of the `reckoning counter&#039;</p><p><br /></p><p>skipping a few centuries, in mediaeval europe prior to the adoption of the arabic numerals we are so used to today, `jetons&#039; (from the french verb jeter = `to throw&#039;) were moved around a `reckoning board&#039;&nbsp; by merchants and bankers when performing financial calculations (additions / subtractions / multiplications) much like the beads on an abacus is.&nbsp; Hence the final tally (or `reckoning&#039;) would be the amount owing subsequent to purchases made or monies borrowed or whatever.....</p><p><br /></p><p>These pieces of metal had no intrinsic value of themselves but usually were made to look quasi `official&#039; given that they did have some significance to their users. There is much much more to the whole subject of `jetons&#039; but as your particular interest is focused on the use as a `counter&#039; I think I have probably said enough to help answer your question for you.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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