The first card issued in Lesotho, with a face value of M10, depicts a satellite antenna; however, the card was supplied by different manufacturers, and at different times, so there are some variations, different for…
Botswana, 1994
The first card phones in Botswana used chip technology. The first cards issued were a series of two values, 10 and 25 Pula (the local currency), with the back completely white and no control number.…
Angola, 1996
Angola Telecom installed the public chip card phones in 1996, and the first cards were issued in that year, a series of three values: 30 impulsos (circulation: 100,000), 50 impulsos (50,000) and 150 impulsos (50,000)…
Guinea, 1992
Called also Guinea Conakry to avoid confusion with Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau, this Country had its map printed on chip cards introduced in 1992. These cards are quite common, as several reprints have been made;…
Equatorial Guinea, 1991
Chip cards were introduced in 1991 and are still in use. The first card was a plain white definitive, with chip in AFNOR position (top-left corner) and face value indicated in local value, while following…
Chip cards
Cards with electronic chips are becoming increasingly popular all over the world, and their spread is unstoppable; most of the international Telecom companies in fact adopted a public telephone system that uses this technology from…
Andorra, 1991
Phonecards coming from this small European Country are highly popular among collectors especially for their beauty and low mintages. The first one, a chip card of which 20,000 cards were issued, commemorated the 4th Games…
Several systems tested in Turkey
Turkey is a state located in western Asia, which includes a limited part of the territory in Europe, corresponding to the eastern part of Thrace. European Turkey and Asiatic Turkey are separated from the Bosphorus,…
