Telephone Token - Talsarunam Lattelekom (Riga) ND front Telephone Token - Talsarunam Lattelekom (Riga) ND back
Telephone Token - Talsarunam Lattelekom (Riga) ND photo

Telephone Token - Talsarunam Lattelekom (Riga) ND

 
Copper-nickel (Struck on USSR 15 kopeck coins 1961-1991, more rarely on 15 kopeck coins 1948-1957) 2.08 g 19.8 mm
Description
Location
Latvia
Type
Service tokens › Telecommunication tokens
Composition
Copper-nickel (Struck on USSR 15 kopeck coins 1961-1991, more rarely on 15 kopeck coins 1948-1957)
Weight
2.08 g
Diameter
19.8 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Updated
2024-11-13
References
Numista
N#75742
Rarity index
70%

Reverse

Arrows.

Edge

Plain

Comment

There are at least 9 varieties known (struck on different 15 kopeck coins, variants of writing, most varieties are on the reverse design).
Introduced in 1991 or 1992 and was used in the 90's, till all old Soviet public intercity telephones were replaced with the new ones.