Telephone Token - "Asimon" Struck over 10 Pruta ND

Reverse

The denomination "10 Pruta" and the date in Hebrew; two stylized olive branches around the rim.

Lettering:
10
פרוטה
תש׳ט

Translation: 10 pruta 1949

Edge

Plain

Comment

Reused 10 pruta coin as a telephone token. The plural of pruta is prutot, and thus the inscription on the token could be considered an error. According to Viktor Khodzhayev, in his catalogue of Asian telephone tokens, this token is a fake.