00 299 batch – Phonecard Museum

GER-1110-OPT-FRK

ezzacards — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 13:14:31 +0000

Germany L&G Kredit Karte
1.5mm band on 3mm silver strip
overprinted with PIN number (ex 56789, and 57913)
serial number range (00 299 331 up to 00 299 339)
out of the normal range:
00 299 290 to
00 299 339
It actually looks as if these cards had units. This example looks like it has usage marks, but the idea was that only customer account information would normally be recorded on such a card, so it is more likely a pattern of strikes identifies the customer ID.
The reverse of these cards has machine score grooves along the edge of the optical stripe. Why? Who can tell us now?

Toward the end of the Frankfurt trials some preparation was begun for further trials. Cards with thermal band were investigated, with a 92 unit trial printed as a specimen. This was followed by some internal trials of Kredit and Debit (40 unit and 80 unit) cards, but the Frankfurt trial ends with the selection of Siemens Chip cards chosen for the National phonecard telephone network.
For more detailed information on L&G Germany please see the website: Optical-Cards

Also if you have accurate information about Landis and Gyr serial numbers outside our known ranges, please :

GER-1108-OPT-FRK

ezzacards — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 13:06:57 +0000

Germany L&G Kredit Karte
1.5mm band on 3mm silver strip
serial number range
00 299 290 to
00 299 339
It actually looks as if these cards had units. This example looks like it has usage marks, but the idea was that only customer account information would normally be recorded on such a card, so it is more likely a pattern of strikes identifies the customer ID.
The reverse of these cards has machine score grooves along the edge of the optical stripe. Why? Who can tell us now?

Also if you have accurate information about Landis and Gyr serial numbers outside our known ranges, please :

GER-1105-OPT-FRK

ezzacards — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 12:58:50 +0000

Germany L&G Debit Karte
80 unit 1.5mm band
serial number range
00 299 196 to
00 299 289
For the 80 unit, both mint and used are extremely rare. The reverse of these cards has machine score grooves along the edge of the optical stripe. Why? Who can tell us now?

Also if you have accurate information about Landis and Gyr serial numbers outside our known ranges, please :

GER-1100-OPT-FRK

ezzacards — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 12:43:02 +0000

Germany L&G Debit Karte
40 unit 1.5mm band 00 Prefix
serial number range
00 299 102 to
00 299 195
For the 40 unit, USED cards are much more rare then mint. The catalog value is shown here for a mint copy. The reverse of these cards has machine score grooves along the edge of the optical stripe. Why? Who can tell us now?

Also if you have accurate information about Landis and Gyr serial numbers outside our known ranges, please :