Uzbekistan telephone tokens
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| Uzbekistan telephone tokens | ||
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| Filename | TTK1 | |
| Side 1 | Telephone set, ТГУС below, perhaps Городская Телефонная Узбекистан Сеть: city telephone, Uzbek network. | |
| Side 2 | Telephone set, ТГУС below. | |
| Material | Brass, sometimes looking coppery due to bad metal mixing. | |
| Size (mm) | 19.4 - 20.5, should be 20.0 | |
| Weight (grams) | 1.5 - 2.0 | |
| Notes | For use in Tashkent. Sloppily designed and produced. Many combinations of differences in design, lettering, thickness, weight, diameter and edge (should be reeded, but reeding is often incomplete). | |
| Source | jsalgado | |
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| Filename | TTK2 | |
| Side 1 | Circular legend УЗТЕЛЕКОМ• Uzbek Telecom. | |
| Side 2 | Blank. One broad groove in centre. | |
| Material | Iron | |
| Size (mm) | 18.9 - 19.9, should be 20.0 | |
| Weight (grams) | 1.9 - 2.2 | |
| Notes |  TTK2 varieties. In addition, several minor varieties in thickness, size and shape of letters, mostly Л and У exist.
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| Source | jsalgado | |
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| Filename | TTK3 | |
| Side 1 | Circular legend УЗТЕЛЕКОМ• Uzbek Telecom. | |
| Side 2 | Blank. One broad groove in centre. | |
| Material | Brass | |
| Size (mm) | 18.9 - 19.9, should be 20.0 | |
| Weight (grams) | 1.9 - 2.2 | |
| Notes | Some minor varieties in size and shape of letters, mostly Л, exist. Some specimen contain enough iron to be weakly magnetic. | |
| Source | jsalgado | |
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| Filename | TTK4 | |
| Side 1 | УЗ/ТЕЛЕ/КОМ Uzbek Telecom. | |
| Side 2 | Blank. One broad groove in centre. | |
| Material | Iron | |
| Size (mm) | 19.5 - 20.5, should be 20.0 | |
| Weight (grams) | 1.0 - 1.5 | |
| Notes | Flans punched out of a sheet of metal: one side has a sharp edge, the other a rounded edge. A brass variant, likely a mint error, has been found. Some minor varieties in size and shape of letters, mostly Л, У and Е exist. | |
| Source | Mamont | |
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| Filename | TTK5 | |
| Side 1 | УЗ/ТЕЛЕ/КОМ Uzbek Telecom. | |
| Side 2 | Blank. One broad groove in centre. | |
| Material | Iron | |
| Size (mm) | 19.6 - 20.0, should be 20.0 | |
| Weight (grams) | 0.9 - 1.2 | |
| Notes | Tokens produced with powder metallurgy: both edges are the same. Some minor varieties in size and shape of letters, mostly Л, У and Е exist. | |
| Source | Figleaf | |
| File:TTK6.jpg | ||
| Filename | TTK6 | |
| Side 1 | УЗ/ТЕЛЕ/КОМ Uzbek Telecom. | |
| Side 2 | Blank. One broad groove in centre. | |
| Material | Brass and Iron alloy, weakly magnetic. | |
| Size (mm) | 19.6 - 20.0, should be 20.0 | |
| Weight (grams) | 0.9 - 1.2 | |
| Notes | Tokens produced with powder metallurgy: both edges are the same. Some minor varieties in size and shape of letters, mostly Л, У and Е exist. | |
| Source | Mamont | |
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| Filename | TTK7 | |
| Side 1 | УЗТT Uzbek Telecom ...? Two narrow grooves. | |
| Side 2 | Blank. Three narrow grooves. | |
| Material | Brass | |
| Size (mm) | 18.0 - 18.5 | |
| Weight (grams) | 0.8 - 1.1 | |
| Notes | Some minor varieties in size and shape of letters. | |
| Source | Mamont | |
| File:TTK8.jpg | ||
| Filename | TTK8 | |
| Side 1 | УЗТT Uzbek Telecom ...? Two narrow grooves. | |
| Side 2 | Blank. Three narrow grooves. | |
| Material | Steel | |
| Size (mm) | 18.2 | |
| Weight (grams) | 0.8 | |
| Notes | Some minor varieties in size and shape of letters. | |
| Source | Mamont | |
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| Filename | TTK9 | |
| Side 1 | УЗ/ТT Uzbek Telecom ...? Two narrow grooves. | |
| Side 2 | Blank. Three narrow grooves. | |
| Material | Steel. | |
| Size (mm) | 18.1 | |
| Weight (grams) | 1.0 | |
| Notes | ||
| Source | Mamont | |
