50-Unit Phone Card Tour de France 1996 Vintage Cycling Limited Edition

AFW - Antique France Worldwide

Description

This collector's phone card features a colorful front dedicated to the 1996 Tour de France, with a stylized illustration of a cyclist wearing the famous polka dot jersey, riding a dark green bicycle. The blue background highlights several red flowers arranged vertically on the right, adding a graphic touch typical of 90s design. The card displays "Télécarte 50" in white on a vertical band in the top left, indicating a capacity of 50 units, as well as a golden chip characteristic of French phone cards from that era.

At the bottom of the card, the inscription "le tour de france 96" appears in red letters, accompanied by the event period "du 29 juin au 21 juillet" in yellow letters. The overall style favors solid colors and silhouettes, offering a dynamic and emblematic visual of the cycling world and sports advertising objects of the 1990s.

The visible surface shows a matte finish, without pronounced reflections, and the corners of the card are rounded. No major defects are visible on the front: the chip appears intact, the colors remain vibrant, and no snags or creases are apparent on the image.

This phone card is aimed at enthusiasts of sports memorabilia, cycling merchandise, or vintage telephone media. It illustrates the link between major French competitions and 90s popular culture, through an everyday object that has become a collector's item.

Condition

Used item, sold in the condition visible in the photo. The image shows a card in very good apparent condition, with no notable signs of wear on the front. Inscriptions and patterns are perfectly legible.

Did you know? The 1996 Tour de France was won by Denmark's Bjarne Riis. Chip phone cards, introduced in France in 1983, were quickly used as advertising and commemorative media for major national events, including the Tour de France, making them graphic and historical testimonies of their time today.

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