The first cards used in Benin were 2 values, 50 and 120 units, produced by Landis & Gyr and issued in 1990 with code 009B. The two cards had runs of 4,000 pieces each and…
Ascension, 1985
Before switching to the magnetic system of GPT cards, Cable & Wireless, the telephone operator on Ascension Island, had installed public telephones in 1985 using magnetic cards supplied by Autelca. The cards issued, of the…
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)…
Algeria, 1985
The first telephone system adopted in Algeria was provided by Landis & Gyr, which also produced a 50-unit green card with a 1.5 mm optical band. The card was printed in only 5.567 copies and…
Tunisia, 1983
Landis & Gyr optical cards went into circulation in Tunisia in 1983 and used for several years; the first issue includes three red ordinary cards without notch, with a paint-type print, and face values of…
Sierra Leone, 1990
The first cards of this country, provided by Urmet, were a series of three values used as a public trial: 10, 25 and 50 units, each one produced in 1,000 copies, but there are two…
São Tomé & Principe, 1991
This small Country, formed by the S.Tomé and Principe islands, is located in the Guinea Gulf, crossed by the Equator. The local telecommunications company began operating in 1990 and issued the first phonecard one year…
Nigeria, 1985
The cards in circulation in Nigeria are with electronic chips, but before 1994 magnetic cards produced by the Swiss company Autelca were used. During the first period, standard test-type cards, utilized in other countries too,…
Mali, 1988
The simple white chip cards with SoTelMa logo have been used in Mali for a long time and exist in many variations. However, before 1994 the optical cards provided by Landis & Gyr were used.…
Liberia, 1995
The only cards issued in Liberia were provided by Urmet. In circulation there are also other magnetic cards, but they are false and printed as simple collecting speculation. The first series of Urmet included five…
