Telephone Token - Telefon Érme (Copper-nickel) ND front Telephone Token - Telefon Érme (Copper-nickel) ND back
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Telephone Token - Telefon Érme (Copper-nickel) ND

 
Copper-nickel 4.33 g 20.8 mm
Description
Location
Hungary
Issuing entity
Magyar Posta
Period
People's Republic (1949-1989)
Type
Service tokens › Telecommunication tokens
Composition
Copper-nickel
Weight
4.33 g
Diameter
20.8 mm
Thickness
1.3 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-13
References
Numista
N#133116
Rarity index
27%

Reverse

Hunting horn with a plant through the curl.

Lettering:
MAGYAR
POSTA

Translation: Hungarian Post

Edge

Plain

Comment

 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

Price

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