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Jetons. - Large collection of over 4500 casino jetons. The collection of more than 4,500 casino chips from all over the world makes the hearts of passionate collectors who are always on the lookout for exceptional pieces beat faster. Most of the chips come from casinos in Europe, Africa, America, Asia and Australia. The size of the collection and the large number of complete sets of chips make it a unique collector's treasure that can no longer be found anywhere else. - ╔The oldest pieces╗ from Siam (Thailand), for example, date back to the early 19th century. They are made of porcelain and hand-painted with various patterns. Until around 1910, they were not only used for gambling, but also as a means of payment in opium houses. - The highlights of the collection also include the tokens from the ╔founding year of the Austrian casinos (Casino Austria, 1934).╗ The set is complete and consists of tokens with denominations of 50 ÖS, 100 ÖS, 500 ÖS, 1,000 ÖS and 5,000 ÖS. The Astro welcome tokens by the Austrian artist ╔Hundertwasser with the 12 signs of the zodiac are also exceptional pieces.╗ This set is also included in the collection in its entirety. - Very rare tokens also come from the German casino in Baden-Baden. They are made from mammoth horn. They date from the early 1830s with denominations of 5 guilders, 10 guilders, 300 guilders and 500 guilders. There is also another set of tokens made of mammoth horn, covered with leather and hand-painted with a floral pattern. The light red mother-of-pearl token (denomination: 1,000 Reichsmark) from 1924 and the ╔Baccara token (denomination: 200 Reichsmark) with an inlaid 1 ct diamond,╗ purity vs, River, Le Grande Cercle from 1940 are also particularly beautiful - There are also exceptional pieces from America. These are a large number of ╔antique "gambling chips",╗ some of which were used in illegal gambling halls. Antique chips also include the American Indian Lucky Swastika poker chips from around 1920, which were first used in New Orleans. A swastika (from svastika "lucky charm") is a cross symbol with bent or curved arms. Such symbols have been found in numerous forms for around 600 years in Europe and Asia, and more rarely in Africa and Central America. The tokens have no connection to the time of the Second World War. - The extensive collection of ╔Poker Chips╗ with almost 300 pieces is particularly impressive. - From the USA, for example, comes the series of 20 chips with various motifs featuring pin-up girls from 1951 or the 7-chip series from the Black Betty Tavern & Casino in Las Vegas. The collector's chips from the winners of the European Poker Stars in Las Vegas are also available in their entirety. - We have only been able to present a small selection of the particularly exceptional pieces here. You can view the complete collection online at ╔www.jeton-museum.de.╗ There you will find all the chips sorted by country of origin. Some of the tokens were exhibited in the special exhibition "The Game of Chance" at the MoneyMuseum Zurich from April 3, 2012 to February 2013. - Big collection of more than 4,500 chips. Mostly from European, African, American, Asian and Australian casinos. Please view the whole collection ╔www.jeton-museum.de╗. D

Estim. 40,000 - 60,000 EUR