Vintage telephone card Télécarte 120 Emile Baudot illustrated chip

AFW - Antique France Worldwide

This old phone card, known as "Télécarte 120", features a colorful illustration depicting the portrait of Émile Baudot accompanied by a stylized telegraph machine. The card has a plain green background with graphics typical of French phone cards from the 1990s, highlighting the historical figure and his invention.

On the visible side, the gold chip module, characteristic of French smart cards, is clearly visible on the left. The inscription "TELECARTE 120" appears in a blue box at the bottom left, indicating the card's initial capacity (120 units). The central illustration features Émile Baudot, inventor of the code that bears his name, dressed in a blue suit with a white collar, and a schematic representation of a keyboard telegraph machine, in reference to his work on telegraphic transmission.

The inscription "Emile BAUDOT" is clearly legible at the top right. The colors are clear and vibrant, with a dominance of greens and blues, and a careful impression on plastic material. No major defects are visible in the photo: the surface appears glossy and without apparent scratches.

The card is of a standard rectangular format for this type of object, with rounded corners. No other text or serial number is legible on the illustrated side. This type of phone card was used in French public phone booths and is now a prized collector's item for its iconography and its reference to the history of telecommunications.

The visual highlights the graphic style specific to themed phone cards, often published in limited series for commemorative or educational purposes. The impression of the golden electronic chip, clearly visible on the left, confirms that it is an authentic classic generation smart card.

Condition: Used item, sold as is. No major alterations or visible defects on the illustrated surface.

Did you know? Émile Baudot (1845-1903) was a telecommunications pioneer: in 1874, he invented the Baudot code, a 5-bit transmission system widely used in international telegraphy and the origin of the unit of measurement for bit rate, the "baud".

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