Here is a very rare counter (token) of the king's offices called "prises"
As many coins of the middle age , this one has been used as button.
On the Obverse ; AVE MARIA G and a squirrel
On the Reverse : two crests unknown.
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Why were coins used in those days as buttons? I would guess that sewing them to clothing was a good way to store them or hide them. Is this true? Did the holes decrease the value?
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We are living in a civilisation of waste, but during the middle age the recycling and reparing was common, it was easier to make holes than buying new buttons.
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