Telephone Token - Telefon Érme Copper-nickel

Telephone Token - Telefon Érme (Copper-nickel) - obverseTelephone Token - Telefon Érme (Copper-nickel) - reverse

© Cyrillius

Features

Location Hungary
Issuing entity Magyar Posta
Period People's Republic (1949-1989)
Type Automatic tokens › Telecommunication token
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 4.33 g
Diameter 20.8 mm
Thickness 1.3 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
133116
References TC# 585180
TokenCatalog.com (http://tokencatalog.com)

Obverse

A wing from one of the feet of Mercury is shown, and a telephone, both with draglines to the left.

Lettering:
TELEFON
ÉRME
B FARKAS

Translation:
PHONE
COIN
B FARKAS

Engraver: B. Farkas

Reverse

Hunting horn with a plant through the curl.

Lettering:
MAGYAR
POSTA

Translation: Hungarian Post

Edge

Smooth

Telephone Token - Telefon Érme (Copper-nickel) -  obverse

© Cyrillius

Comments

 Mercury (Mercurius) was the Roman god of commerce, often serving as a mediator between the gods and mortals, his winged feet giving him the advantage of speed, and so was the patron of circulation in general - of people, goods and messages.
 
Reference: Zombori Lajos, Tóth József: Magyar Közlekedési Bárcák: T.-O 2.b

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