Telephone Token - Shanghai Telephone Company

Telephone Token - Shanghai Telephone Company - obverseTelephone Token - Shanghai Telephone Company - reverse

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Features

Location Republic of China
Issuing entity Shanghai Telephone Company
Period Republic (1912-1949)
Type Automatic tokens › Telecommunication token
Year 1930
Composition Brass
Weight 3.1 g
Diameter 18.5 mm
Thickness 1.2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
89768
References TC# 246406T,
TokenCatalog.com (http://tokencatalog.com)
IK# CH05
Mikhail Iskov, Viktor Khodzhayev; 2014. Telephone Tokens of Asia. Self-published.

Obverse

Telephone at center inside of 10.5mm circle.
Legend follows outer perimeter.

Script: Latin

Lettering: SHANGHAI TELEPHONE COMPANY

Reverse

Inner circle at 10.5mm, Eglish legend at outer perimeter. Chnese writting at center.

Scripts: Chinese, Latin

Lettering:
GOOD FOR
可打一次
ONE CALL

Translation: 可打一次: good for one call

Edge

Smooth

Comments

Shanghai Telephone Company did work at the International Settlement and the French concession area in 1930s.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1930) 

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