Azerbaijan telephone tokens
In the USSR, telephone communication was carried out from a home telephone or from payphones installed on the street or in public places. Payphones accepted one coin of 2 kopecks or two coins of 1 kopeck each (before the monetary reform of 1961, a call cost 15 kopecks). After the collapse of the USSR and the monetary reform of 1991, this form of payment became irrelevant and payphones were converted to accept tokens.
Azerbaijan gained independence in 1991. Until that time, its telephone system was part of the telephone network of the Soviet Union, which was operated by local telephone companies.
Telephone communication in Azerbaijan was established in 1881, when the Nobel Brothers society laid the first telephone line. In 2011 a postage stamp was issued to commemorate this event. The main volume of communication services in Azerbaijan is provided by the National Operator Aztelecom, The Production Association "Aztelekom" was organized in August 1992 on the basis of the enterprise "Telephone Communication", The head office of PA Aztelecom is located in the city of Baku. In 2015 PA Aztelecom was transformed into Aztelecom Limited Liability Company,
Principal source:
- B. E. Sacharov: Телефонные жетоны СССР, стран СНГ, Грузии, Латвии, Литвы и Эстонии (Telephone tokens of the USSR, CIS countries, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia). Kyiv 2012
| Azerbaijan city issues | ||
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| Filename | TA1 | |
| Side 1 | Baku, АУТА - Азербайджанское Управление Телефонных Автоматов (Azerbaijan Office of Telephone Automatics) | |
| Side 2 | Two phones | |
| Material | Steel | |
| Size (mm) | 18.0 | |
| Weight (grams) | 1.0 | |
| Notes | Issuer: Baku city telephone | |
| Source | Gusev | |
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| Filename | TA2 | |
| Side 1 | ŞTA - Şəhər Telefon Avtomatı (City Telephone Automatic). | |
| Side 2 | Blank.. | |
| Material | Brass. | |
| Size (mm) | 19.8 | |
| Weight (grams) | 1.2 | |
| Notes | Issuer: Azerbaijan city telephone | |
| Source | Gusev | |
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| Filename | TA3 | |
| Side 1 | BTAQ - Baki Telefon Avtomat Qovşağı (Бакинский Узел Телефонных Автоматов, Baku Center of Telephone Machines) | |
| Side 2 | Mutual arrow | |
| Material | Brass | |
| Size (mm) | 19.0 | |
| Weight (grams) | 1.0 | |
| Notes | Issuer: Baku city telephone | |
| Source | Gusev | |