Telephone Token - C.T.B. (Iron) ND front Telephone Token - C.T.B. (Iron) ND back
Telephone Token - C.T.B. (Iron) ND photo
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Telephone Token - C.T.B. (Iron) ND

 
Iron - 30 mm
Description
Location
Brazil
Issuing entity
Companhia Telefônica Brasileira
Type
Service tokens › Telecommunication tokens
Composition
Iron
Diameter
30 mm
Shape
Round with groove(s)
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-13
References
Numista
N#285296
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Horizontal groove in the center.

Edge

Plain

Comment

Companhia Telefônica Brasileira exists from 1923 to 1976 and was the fixed and public telephone company that served the states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. The CTB telephone tokens were used for public telephones and are the oldest in Brazil.

https://misteriosnumismaticos.blogspot.com/2021/03/ficha-de-telefone-historia-siglas-fatos.html?m=0