The customs of medallions, chips, birthday cakes, etc. can vary from one country or culture to another. In this article, we will discuss about a portion of their history of AA chips and its significance to other people.

 

According to many, there were many people who carried AA chips in order to remind them to stay sober all the time and avoid any alcoholic drinks at all times.

 

Giving AA chips or Sobriety Coins started in 1947 by a certain group in New York. While there are people who chose to celebrate their birthdays on the day of their spiritual birth, the group choose to celebrate their birthday on the date of his or her last drink. During celebrations such as birthdays, it's normal that people will get drunk. Harry Tiebout looked at this issue and he made a comment in a certain article.

 

When the people celebrated for completing a year of no alcoholic drinks by having a party with cakes, some members still end up getting drunk of a while after the party. This is because of the members were unable to focus on their goals and are still weak. There have to decide whether to celebrate with cakes or no cakes in order to avoid temptations. To solve the problem of being tempted to drink during their anniversary, a member suggested that instead of having cakes, they will be given a dime.

 

How AA Coins Got Its Design

 

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is the name of the group of men and women who have been addicted to alcoholic drinks but want to overcome such addiction. They all hope that they will be able to solve their problems. The encourage each other in order not to lose hope and just pursue their goals of recovering from alcoholism. In order to have something to hold on to, each year that a person never take any alcoholic drinks will be given an AA Chip. The chip is an alloy or of any color that represents how long a person is in the sobriety state. The AA chips have different colors. They serve as an inspiration so that a member will always be focused to the goal of recovering from alcoholism. Every time they feel the urge to drink, they will just have to look at the AA Chips in order to be able to withstand the temptation.

 

There is a total of 13 AA coins that an individual can collect.