120-unit autumn landscape vintage telephone card chip

AFW - Antique France Worldwide

Description

This listing is for a French "Télécarte 120" phone card, identifiable by its visible chip on the front and the inscription "Télécarte 120" at the bottom left. This model features a photographic visual of a rural autumn landscape, with trees boasting orange and green foliage, and a clear view of hills on the horizon under a blue sky. The card adopts the standard rectangular format, with rounded corners and a glossy surface, typical of chip cards distributed in France mainly from the 1990s.

The card's photograph highlights vivid shades of orange, green, and brown, evoking a rural or wine-growing scene in the south of France, although the precise location is not specified. The electronic chip module occupies the upper left corner, characteristic of phone cards of this generation. No other text or logo is visible on the displayed side, apart from the unit capacity indication ("120").

The card's surface appears to be in good visual condition, with no major scratches, chips, or apparent defects on the visible side. The gloss of the finish suggests good overall preservation. The typography and graphic style correspond to the design of French phone cards from the 1990s to early 2000s, with a typical sobriety of that era.

Chip phone cards were used to make calls from public phone booths and served as a prepaid payment method. This particular model, with its landscape visual, is part of the illustrated series that were published to promote regions or events, or for promotional purposes.

Condition

Used item, sold as is. Only the front side is visible in the photo. The overall condition is visually good, with no major apparent defects on the presented side.

Did you know? Chip phone cards were introduced in France as early as 1986, gradually replacing magnetic stripe cards. The chip system, developed notably by the French company Bull, allowed for better security and increased capacity. Phone cards became an everyday item until the gradual disappearance of phone booths in the 2000s.

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