Thailand, 1991

Following some tests started in 1989, the first public cards, provided by Landis & Gyr, were marketed in 1991. It was a series of 4 cards, of which the values of 50 baht (circulation 241,044)…

Taiwan, 1984

Taiwan has been using the Landis & Gyr optical technology cards for over 10 years, before switching to the chip system. The first cards issued were two definitives, 100 and 200 units, both red, without…

Landis & Gyr, optical cards

Commonly called optical cards, they were manufactured by Landis & Gyr in Switzerland, Great Britain, and Taiwan. The reading was carried out by the telephone set using a laser beam that reflects a slight incision…

Saudi Arabia, 1984

Saudi Arabia adopted the magnetic card system provided by GPT in 1993, but in previous years several tests were conducted with various systems: in addition to the GPT itself, also with Anritsu, Alcatel, and, first…

Pakistan, 1992

In Pakistan there were several telephone companies, and some of these installed, at the beginning of the 90s, their public telephone system, using different systems: magnetic, optical and chip. The first cards issued in the…

Israel, 1988

On the occasion of the celebrations for the 40th anniversary of Israel in June 1988, two prototypes of a public telephone operated by cards were presented. The cards, just 300, were supplied by the Swiss…

Tanzania, 1992

Most collectors believe that the first issue of Tanzania dates back to 1993, with the pair of Landis & Gyr cards depicting Mount Kilimanjaro and code 302A. In reality it is not so, the two…

Seychelles, 1989

Seychelles Telephones, a Cable and Wireless plc company, introduced Landis & Gyr telephones and cards around May, 1989. The two first card were two values: 120 and 240 units, both 4,000 issued with code 902D.…

Senegal, 1985

The first card used in Senegal was a Landis & Gyr that was supplied to oil platform workers. The card, a red "Sodeco" of 120 units with the code "006 + 6 numbers" and optic…

Burundi, 1988

Burundi used the optical card system of Landis & Gyr until 2002, issuing several ordinary cards with the same graphics. The first three were supplied in 1988 with the values of 20 (code 810E, circulation…