token?

[buckeyehunter]

found this in a field with 2 flat buttons, I guess a lot of old flat buttons and old tokens have come from this field, anyone know what this one is and age?

it is about the size of a quarter

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Can you read any of the letters? I think Im a letter off but it looks like VON OSSTEIREICH ...Austria? I think its a JETTON. http://www.tokensociety.org.uk/topics/jettons.shtml

 

[buckeyehunter]

you deffinently found out more than me! I took what you had and found out his name was OESTERREICH, you also got the back right, I cant even find a picture of it! still trying to figure out what it was for and age.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Jetons were gaming counters or tokens. The "von Österreich" just means "from Austria." It was for folks to be identified by where they were from centuries ago.


Regards,


Buckles


P.S.--nice ID!

 

[buckeyehunter]

Jetons were gaming counters or tokens. The "von Österreich" just means "from Austria." It was for folks to be identified by where they were from centuries ago.


Regards,


Buckles


P.S.--nice ID!

thanks for the info. so if i understand you right it is an OLD token? any idea of age? or any way of determining that?

 

[BuckleBoy]

Jetons were gaming counters or tokens. The "von Österreich" just means "from Austria." It was for folks to be identified by where they were from centuries ago.


Regards,


Buckles


P.S.--nice ID!

thanks for the info. so if i understand you right it is an OLD token? any idea of age? or any way of determining that?

There are books out there on jetons, but I don't own one. There are literally thousands and thousands of different types of them. Most of these date from the 16th c. up to the early 19th c.

-Buckles

 

[CRUSADER]

Franz I - 1806-1835

Jetton/Jeton dates to 1814-27

Bust Left: FRANZ I KAISER VON OESTERREICH
Woman at Alter: HEIL DEM SIEGER / IETTON.

Green check time

 

[shaun7]

Franz I - 1806-1835

Jetton/Jeton dates to 1814-27

Bust Left: FRANZ I KAISER VON OESTERREICH
Woman at Alter: HEIL DEM SIEGER / IETTON.

Green check time

Can't argue with that

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Franz I - 1806-1835

Jetton/Jeton dates to 1814-27

Bust Left: FRANZ I KAISER VON OESTERREICH
Woman at Alter: HEIL DEM SIEGER / IETTON.

Green check time

The fat lady has just left the building. Its over. Great info Cru. It appears to be listed in The Numismatist, Volume 39. http://books.google.com/books?id=v_...+SIEGER+/+IETTON.&dq=HEIL+DEM+SIEGER+/+IETTON.
&source=bl&ots=gaC9mIpkCS&sig=zuORk5aWhUMKOlRQkYFbKo-Dh04&hl=en&ei=B61cS6GbH-WutgefmZigAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CA0Q6AEwAg

 

[thrillathahunt]

Once again it is proven that the experts here in this forum are peerless!

Great ID guys.

 

[buckeyehunter]

thanks guys! I marked it solved!

 

[Kathying]

How big is this thing?