A counter including a body (460), and first and second rotary counter elements (410, 420) assembled in said body (460), said first counter element (410) co¬operating with an actuator member (1430) on each actuation, said first counter element (410) including interconnection means for interconnecting with said second counter element (420), said interconnection means being actuated on every tenth actuation, said first counter element (410) being provided with a first peripheral edge portion (412) including counter indices, and being provided with a first set of teeth, said second counter element (420) being provided with a second peripheral edge portion (422) including counter indices, and being provided with a third set of teeth said peripheral edge portions (412, 422) being radially coplanar and not having a common axis, said counter elements (410, 420) turning about axes of rotation that are parallel and offset, said counter elements (410, 420) being urged into contact with each other at a point that is situated at a common counter and/or display zone.