JA-OP-VM

This chapter concerns japanese vending-machine cards. Those -mostly magnetic-cards appeared first around 1986 and were most popular during the early 1990ties. But the time for this kind of payment cards is up.
They are replaced everywhere in the far-east by the contactless IC cards (SUICA etc). And the first one of these we put here with the number op-vm-49.

Corrections to the 1st edition: JA-OP-VM-14, the valuation has to be changed to: CCC.

JA-OP-VM-17

Issued by: Tokyo Coca-Cola bottling co.
Date: 1991
$ used/unused: R
Same card exist with production date 1989 and 1990
(KP-89........, KP90........) as well as with backsideprinting without
numbering -probably before 1989.

QM: G***

JA-OP-VM-18

Issued by: Tokyo Coca-Cola bottling co.
Date: 1996
$ used/unused: R

We also do know cards with production date 1998 and 2001.
Most probably there are issues in the years between as well.

QM: G***

JA-OP-VM-19

Issued by: Shitetsu co.
Date: ? probably before 1989
$ used/unused: RR
QM: ***

JA-OP-VM-20

Issued by: Seibu Bus co.
Date: 1992
$ used/unused: R

all cards known to us has been labeled

QM: ***.

JA-OP-VM-21

Issued by: Tokyo Coca-Cola bottling co. (for the SOKA university)
Date: 1990
$ used/unused: RR
QM: G***

JA-OP-VM-22

Issued by: Hokkaido Coca-Cola bottling co.
Date: 1988
$ used/unused: RRR
QM: G***

JA-OP-VM-23

Issued by: Sanyo Coca-Cola bottling co.
Date: 1989
$ used/unused: RRR

QM: G***

JA-OP-VM-24

Issued by: ??
Date: 1989
$ used/unused: RRR
QM: ***

JA-OP-VM-25

Issued by: ??
Date: 1990
$ used/unused: RRR

QM: ***

JA-OP-VM-26

Issued by: Kinki Coca-Cola bottling co.
Date: 1990
$ used/unused: R
QM: G***

JA-OP-VM-27

Issued by: Chuo University
Date: 1991
$ used/unused: CC (one of the very few drink-cards where a signifikant number of copies made it to the collectors)
QM: ***

JA-OP-VM-28

Issued by: Shikoku Coca-Cola bottling co.
Date: 1991
$ used/unused: RRR

QM: G***

JA-OP-VM-29

Issued by: Fuji Coca-Cola bottling co.
Date: 1991
$ used/unused: RRR
QM: G***

JA-OP-VM-30

Issued by: Kinki Coca-Cola bottling co.
Date: 1991
$ used/unused: RRR
QM: G***

JA-OP-VM-31

Issued by: JAMCO, an aircarft maintenance company in Osaka
Date: 1992
$ used/unused: RRR
QM: ***

JA-OP-VM-32

Issued by: Tokyo Coca-Cola bottling co.
Date: 1993
$ used/unused: RRR
QM: G***

JA-OP-VM-33

Issued by: gas station
Date: 1993
$ used/unused: RRR

QM: ***

JA-OP-VM-34

Issued by: Driving School
Date: 1993
cards from 1994 are also known
$ used/unused: R
QM: ***

JA-OP-VM-35

Issued by: Kinki-Coca-Cola bottling co.
Date: 1995
$ used/unused: RRR
QM: G***
A drink-card for Coca-Cola vending machines without the Coke-logo.
Nevertheless, a genuine product of the company!

JA-OP-VM-36

Issued by: ?
Date: 1995
$ used/ unused: RRR

QM: ***

JA-OP-VM-37

Issued by: Tone Coca-Cola bottling co.
Date: 1997
$ used/unused: RR
QM: G***
Another card without the logo.

JA-OP-VM-38

Issued by: Tone Coca-Cola bottling co.
Date: 1997
$ used/unused: RR
QM: G***
The last one without logo - at least sofar.

JA-OP-VM-39

Issued by: Tokyo Coca-Cola bottling co.
Date: 1998
$ used/unused: RRR
QM: G***

JA-OP-VM-40

Issued by: Mikuni Coca-Cola bottling co.
Date. 2001
$ used/unused: ??
QM: G***
Because this is a more recent issue we cant say much yet about the value of this card. We know of at least one variation at the backside where as the issuer only Coca-Cola is mentioned.

JA-OP-VM-41

Issued by: ?
Date: ?
$ used/unused: RRR
QM: ?

This is a card for a restaurant. Because it is obviously a magnetic card we
listed it here.

JA-OP-VM-42

Issued by: Chukyo Coca-Cola bottling co.
Date: ?? probably 1980s
$ used/unused:RRR
QM: G***
A very unusual magstripe card.

JA-OP-VM-43

Issued by: Tokyo Coca-Cola bottling co.
Date: ? see VM-42
$ used/unused: RRR
QM: G***

JA-OP-VM-44

Issued by: NIHON Card System co.
Date: ? 1980s
$ used/unused: RRR
QM: ---
This vending machine card was most probably never used. It seems to be a kind of demonstration or test card. The phone-number at the back hints on the 1980s (Tokyo 7 digits). Possibly this card could be older than the OP-VM-1. The same goes for the OP-VM-45, the next card. By the way: its easier to google medieval events than getting informations about japanese cards from 20 years ago!

JA-OP-VM-45

Issued by: NIHON Card System co.
Date: see VM-44
$ used/unused: RRR
QM: ---

JA-OP-VM-46

Issued by: NCC (not existing anymore)
Date:? probably mid 1980s
$ used/unused: RRR
QM: ***
The only vending-machine card made out of paper. "Thermo-system" reminds on early systems tested with phonecards in the 1980ties.

JA-OP-VM-47

Issued by: NCC
Date: ?? 1980s
$ used/unused: RRR
QM: ***
Very unusual edition, the only one without the 3digit numerical/alphanumerical
productioncode on front.

JA-OP-VM-48

Issued by: NCC
Date: ?? various (1990s)
$ unused:RRR
$ used (labeled): CC
QM: ***
A more recent version of the OP-VM-14. The white space at the top could be used for imprints (see 48a-d) as well for labeling the denomination.

JA-OP-VM-48 (a-d)

Issued by: NCC
Date: various
$ used/unused: RR
QM: ***
Those are the 4 variations of the OP-VM-48 with imprints known to us sofar.

JA-OP-VM-49

Issued by: Tokyo Gakuin University
Date: unknown (around 2005/06)
$ unused:
$ used:
QM: ***
The first contactless IC card with CC advertisment in Japan.

JA-OP-VM-50

Issued by: NCC
Date:
$ used/unused: RR
To be accurate this card should have the number 48e. But we decided to give this kind of variations a own number because it is obviously a vendingmachine card of a big chemical company

JA-OP-VM-51

Issued by: Tokyo CC bottling Co.
Date: 1998
$ used/unused: RR

JA-OP-VM-52

Issued by: the World Restaurant at the EXPO 1990 in Osaka
$ used/unused: RR
This is the same kind of card as the #OP-VM-13. But with a Yen 1500 denomination.

JA-OP-VM-53

Issued by a medical company, 1992
$ used/unused: RR