Need Help With Tricky Token (Probably From Breslau)

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DagonX Valued Member Poland 392 Posts	Posted 06/03/2016 6:02 pm Hi! I would be grateful for help with this jeton/token. I have no idea who made it, I've only found somewhere that "B." on the reverse is for "Breslau". But I cannot check it, so it's just a suggestion... Thanks for help! Report this Post to the Staff

oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5246 Posts	Posted 06/03/2016 7:33 pm I would not assume that it is from Breslau, unless you have something more definitive. It might lead you down a blind alley... Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 06/03/2016 8:47 pm @dagonX, this is way outside of my area of expertise, but I wonder if the letter "U" is smaller and raised for a linguistic reason. For example, perhaps it is an abbreviated form of the German word "und". In that way, this could be a token from "H___ & J____". Can you give us a little information about the provenance? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
DagonX Valued Member Poland 392 Posts	Posted 06/04/2016 4:58 pm @oriole, I know but this the only info I've found on the Internet. @spence, I'd like to tell something more about the provenance, but I cannot. The last owner has no idea about this jeton, just like me now. And I am pretty sure that you could be right with this "u" means "und". I thought about it too and it looks probalbe. Maybe "F" is for the last name and "H" and "J" are for names? Edited by DagonX 06/04/2016 4:59 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 06/04/2016 5:32 pm Quote: The last owner Is he/she German? Or Polish or something else? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
DagonX Valued Member Poland 392 Posts	Posted 06/04/2016 6:12 pm She is from Poland. Report this Post to the Staff
Potsdam Valued Member Germany 303 Posts	Posted 06/05/2016 09:49 am Knowing the last owner is from Poland the B for Breslau seems more likely. I would suggest to look up old company names from Breslau as the F might stand for "Firma", meaning company. So this token could have been issued by a company with the Name H___ & J___ from Breslau. This might be a blind alley but it might help to check old German address books from Breslau. Report this Post to the Staff
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