04-12-2005, 04:07 AM
rboomsma Wrote:Hello Shane
When I was in Russia the first time, jettons were (tokens), they were used for telephones and the metro. They were made of metal or plastic in various sizes depending on what city you were in. They have basically been done away with now.
I never heard of any badges being called a jetton.
Can you post a photo?
A zheton is often translated as token. I've heard army dog tags referred to as zheton, although I the technical term is lichnii znak. The most common phaleristic use of the zheton term I've heard is for tsarist badges, namely the academy and unit badges.
