Token - İ.E.T.T. Tünel Istanbul; 16 mm

Reverse

Lettering only.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
I.E.T.T.
TÜNEL
JETONU
DARPHANE 1989

Unabridged legend: İstanbul Elektrik Tramway ve Tünel

Translation:
I.E.T.T. (Istanbul Electric Tram and Subway)
TUNNEL
TOKEN
DARPHANE 1989

Edge

Plain

Comment

İETT is short for İstanbul Elektrik Tramway ve Tünel (Istanbul Electric Tram and Subway), established in 1939. The Tünel is a short underground railway that opened in 1875, making it the second-oldest underground urban railway in the world.