Here is a token (counter) of the called administration " Chambre des Comptes " during the middle age. This administration was checking and validating accounts of the fench royal administrations.
These tokens were distributed in bursa of 100 tokens every year to the members of this administration and used for counting on abacus .
Obverse and reverse : the arms of the administration, it is commonly said that the arms are an = for the résult of the accounting job this interpretation is not sure.
Jeton médiéval de la chambre des comptes du roi, ils étaient distribués tous les ans aux employés de la chambre dans des bourses de 100 jetons.
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