Bolivia telephone tokens
The telephone network in Bolivia was divided in different local providers:
COMTECO: exist since 1941 and is still operating. Service area: Cochabamba and Capinota.
COTAP: 1972 to 1980. Service area: Potosi.
COTAS: 1960 to 1993. Service area: Santa Cruz, Camiri, Roboré, San José de Chiquitos, Puerto Suarez, Charagua, Gutiérrez, San Matías.
COTEL: exist since 1941 and is still operating. Service area: La Paz, El Alto and Viacha.
ENTEL: exist since 1966 and is still operating. Service area: Camargo, Copacabana, Huanuni, Llallagua, Reyes, Monteagudo, San Ignacio de Moxos, San Borja, Tupiza, Uyuni, Villamontes, Villazón and Yacuiba
ETOSA: 1963 to 1988 S.M.T.A.: exist since 1965 and is still operating. Service area: Cochabamba.
TAP Service area: Potosi.
TASA: 1981 to 1988. Service area: La Paz.
There is 2 principal mint for these tokens:
F in a triangle is: Indústria Metalúrgica Fontamac (Brasil)
E in a Gear is: Eduardo SA (Bolivia)
Refs. KhodSA = Telephone Tokens of South America. Viktor Khodzhayev 2015.
| Bolivia telephone tokens | ||
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| Filename | TBOL01 | |
| Side 1 | Blank/groove/COMTECO/groove/blank | |
| Side 2 | Blank/groove/blank | |
| Material | Zinc | |
| Size (mm) | 22.60 | |
| Weight (grams) | 4.45 | |
| Notes | KhodSA#BO08 | |
| Source | ||
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| Filename | TBOL02 | |
| Side 1 | Blank/groove/COMTECO/groove/blank | |
| Side 2 | F in a Triangle/groove/1988 | |
| Material | Zinc | |
| Size (mm) | 22.80 | |
| Weight (grams) | 4.45 | |
| Notes | KhodSA#BO09 | |
| Source | ||
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| Filename | TBOL03 | |
| Side 1 | 1991/groove/COMTECO/groove/blank | |
| Side 2 | F in a Triangle/groove/blank | |
| Material | Zinc | |
| Size (mm) | 23.00 | |
| Weight (grams) | 4.45 | |
| Notes | KhodSA#BO10 | |
| Source | ||
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| Filename | TBOL04 | |
| Side 1 | 1998/groove/COMTECO/groove/blank | |
| Side 2 | Blank/groove/PUKA ORKO | |
| Material | Zinc | |
| Size (mm) | 23.50 | |
| Weight (grams) | 4.60 | |
| Notes | KhodSA#BO11 | |
| Source | ||
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| Filename | TBOL05 | |
| Side 1 | 1999/groove/COMTECO/groove/blank | |
| Side 2 | Blank/groove/blank | |
| Material | Zinc | |
| Size (mm) | 22.50 | |
| Weight (grams) | 3.65 | |
| Notes | KhodSA#BO12 | |
| Source | ||
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| Filename | TBOL06 | |
| Side 1 | 1986/groove/COTAP/groove/POTOSI | |
| Side 2 | Blank/groove/EDUARDO/E in a gear | |
| Material | Zinc | |
| Size (mm) | 23.00 | |
| Weight (grams) | 4.80 | |
| Notes | KhodSA#BO18 | |
| Source | ||
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| Filename | TBOL07 | |
| Side 1 | Blank/groove/COTAS/groove/STA CRUZ | |
| Side 2 | Blank/groove/blank | |
| Material | Zinc | |
| Size (mm) | 23.00 | |
| Weight (grams) | 4.45 | |
| Notes | KhodSA#BO04 | |
| Source | ||
| File:TBOL08.jpg | ||
| Filename | TBOL08 | |
| Side 1 | 1985/groove/COTAS/groove/STA CRUZ | |
| Side 2 | Blank/groove/blank | |
| Material | Zinc | |
| Size (mm) | 23.00 | |
| Weight (grams) | 3.75 | |
| Notes | KhodSA#BO05 | |
| Source | ||
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| Filename | TBOL09 | |
| Side 1 | 1985/groove/COTAS/groove/STA CRUZ | |
| Side 2 | Blank/groove/ one letter in a circle (A to K) | |
| Material | Zinc | |
| Size (mm) | 22.90 | |
| Weight (grams) | 4.40 | |
| Notes | KhodSA#BO06 | |
| Source | ||
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| Filename | TBOL21 | |
| Side 1 | Blank/groove/COTEL/LA PAZ/groove/blank | |
| Side 2 | F in a Triangle/groove/1988 | |
| Material | Zinc | |
| Size (mm) | 23.00 | |
| Weight (grams) | 4.35 | |
| Notes | ||
| Source | ||
