GERMANY, 16th century jeton lot
$30.00
GERMANY, jeton lot, no date (16th century), nonsense legend types, all different, brass, 21-29mm, thin German imitations of French types, 6 pieces, crude, aG-VG
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Description
The Germans have been fans of round, flat, shiny objects since the 2nd century BC, when they made imitations of Greek coins. Coin manufacture was deeply decentralized until the 19th century, extending to jetons and medals starting in the 16th century. Local tokens began to supplement the normally chaotic coinage situation in the markets from the late 17th century. Production of tokens and medals boomed in the 19th century, and was going strong into the 1990s.
