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English: A virapulla: the traditional Swedish tin for holding gaming counters. The tin holds four dishes with different coloured counters of the French pattern and has a reversible lid to hold the stakes for the current deal. The name comes from vira , the Swedish national card game, and the French poulan which was a dish for holding the variously shaped counters known as jetons (round), fiches (long) and contrats (short).
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A virapulla - traditional Swedish tin for holding gaming counters

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