Voting tokens

Tokens used to insure anonymous voting in Jewish charitable society elections.

Translations

Kirschner, Bruno. Judaica in Nummis. Monatschrift fuer Geschichte und Wissenschaft des Judentums 83 (1939) 590-605.

Kisch, Bruno. Jewish Community Tokens, a Neglected Field in Jewish Numismatics. Historia Judaica 13 (1953), 167-182, 4 plates.

Wolf, Albert. Juedische Medaillen. Mitteilungen der Gesellschaft fuer juedische Volkskunde XIII (1904) 51-62, 9 plates.

Image information

Gelderland, Netherlands, ca. 1790. Copper coin engraved with Aramaic word לאו (no), Collection and photo: Ira Rezak.

Germany, 18^th Century. Copper coin engraved on one side with Aramaicהן (yes). Collection and photo: Ira Rezak.

Eisenstadt, Austria, 18^th century. Zinc marked in Aramaic הן (yes), the other blank (no). Collection and photo: Ira Rezak.