Jeton
![Counting table (woodcut probably from Strasbourg). The lines and the spaces between the lines function like the wires on an abacus. The place value is marked at the end.](/Images/godic/202501/21/Rechentisch0327.png")
![Jeton, Nuremberg, ca 1553, the moneychanger, diam 28 mm](/Images/godic/202501/21/Rekenaar_15530327.jpg")
![Jeton, Dordrecht 1588, the invincible Armada destroyed, diam 30 mm](/Images/godic/202501/21/Jeton_vernietiging_Armada0328.jpg")
![Cristoph lobkowicz counter av.jpg](/Images/godic/202501/21/Cristoph_lobkowicz_counter_av0328.jpg")
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 "jeton" is from the French; the English spell it "jetton".)