Abstract: An emergency telephone-token device consisting of a telephone token encased in a clamping ring with a link and hook for attachment to a bracelet or necklace chain. The ring is made of resilient material and features an elliptical inner surface with a major axis slightly larger and a minor axis slightly smaller than the diameter of the encased token. The token is mounted and released simply by forcing it in and out of the ring against the pressure exerted by the portions of the inner surface corresponding to the minor axis. Such inner surface is flat and approximately twice the thickness of the token, so as to provide sufficient area of contact for it to remain in place when subjected to the impacts of normal wear. By pressing against it, a child can easily release the token from the device and use it for an emergency phone call. Another embodiment of the device includes a groove within the inner surface of the ring to further stabilize the token in place.