First Issues: Africa27 July 2018 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 issues had the value in units. TAGS: en-africaen-chipen-first You can view also…Guinea, 1992Chad, 1988Vanuatu, 1992Guinea-Bissau, 1991Iran, 1991Switzerland, 1982