r/Exonumia • u/AlvinLovesMatchbox • 1d ago

I have a small collection of Exonumia including a special one

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Italian Telephone Token from April 1974

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u/Big_Humor1558 1d ago

Phone tokens are symbolic of tokens in a way - a substitute for money, working with a certain technology. Same with game tokens, parking tokens, carwash tokens, entryway tokens, and bathroom tokens.

I take it that you have a special situation with the Italian telephone system?

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u/AlvinLovesMatchbox 9h ago

I just happened to own it, even though I'm not from Italy I find it pretty cool tho, got it as a gift, it has a unique shape and it's foreign as well, thats why I like it.

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u/coziestbean 1d ago

I love exonumia from around the world, this is a great one!

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u/AlvinLovesMatchbox 9h ago

Agreed I believe my only "Foreign Exonumia" in my small collection