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Germany Nurnberg ND (ca. 1600-25) Copper Token Rechenpfennig
Germany Nurnberg ND (ca. 1600-25) Copper Token Rechenpfennig

Germany Nurnberg ND (ca. 1600-25) Copper Token Rechenpfennig

$ 7.91

Availability: 89 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Composition: Copper
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Year: 1600

    Description

    Germany Nurnberg ND (ca. 1600-25) Copper Token Rechenpfennig
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    Rechenpfennigen, German for "accounting pennies," are similar to other tokens or jetons that could serve reckoning, gaming, or even semi-numismatic functions. In particular, the rechenpfennigen were made famous by their various manufacturers in Nurnberg (Nuremberg) from the mid-late 16th century to the early 18th century, with a host of themes used as subject matter. These topics included history, mythology, contemporary political affairs, and even satire. Though many were intended as aids in accounting and bookkeeping (with an accounting board and these tokens taking the place of an abacus or sliderule), they were also useful in other functions, such as in the world of gaming-as poker chips-or in commerce and monetary transactions-as a substitute for harder currency.