Sixty-five cardboard tokens worth 5 Pruta each, "Good for a ride" with the companies "Dan" and "Eshed". Tel-Aviv and Haifa, [1950s].
During the years 1953-1955 there was a serious shortage of metal coins of less than 10 Pruta; the coins of 1 and 5 Pruta, minted in 1949, slowly disappeared and were not sufficient for the needs of the growing population. The transportation companies, which needed "small change" for purchase of tickets, issued tokens during the 1950s. Tickets which were not used as tokens were donated to "Magen David Adom". 4X3 cm. Condition varies. Wear.
See: Stahl, Zvi: The History of Public Transportation in Palestine, Reflected on Fare Tickets (1995), pp. 127-128.