Bidspirit auction | A classic Israeli public telephone

A classic Israeli public telephone token (asimon) with a central hole and two grooves. One side shows the leaping deer emblem of the Israel Post with a Hebrew date, and the word ”Telephone” in Hebrew and Arabic. The other side shows a rotary telephone dial with the inscription ”דואר ישראל” (Israel Post). An iconic piece of everyday Israeli life, used in public phones until the 1990s. Condition: Fine. Circulated, with toning and light dirt in the recesses.