Product record
John Player Special
Filter cigarettes in a flip-top box carrying EAN-8 50432004, recorded on German and Austrian packs from 1999 and a Portuguese Original Black pack from 2010.
Austrian King Size pack, 1999[1]
Austria · supported
Evidence reviewed
Context, dates & evidence notes · Other observations
- Evidence observed
- 1999
- Known applicable until
- 1999
- Pack
- flip-top box with cellophane
- Pieces
- 20
Collector's record: John Player Special King Size, 20 filter cigarettes; producer Imperial Tobacco Ltd.; the collector notes this pack was replaced in autumn 1999 by one without the royal appointment ("no more appointment to H.M.")
Specifications
Other observations & source differences (4)
Different sources or national labels can coexist. Differences alone do not establish a change to the product.
- German pack, 1999 supported · Compare evidence
Collector's record: John Player Special, 19 filter cigarettes; producer Imperial Tobacco; trade mark owner John Player & Sons
- Austrian pack, 1999 supported · Compare evidence
Collector's record: John Player Special, 20 filter cigarettes; producer Imperial Tobacco Ltd.; the collector notes it was replaced by John Player Special Original Black in September 2003
- Austrian King Size pack, 1999 supported · selected
Collector's record: John Player Special King Size, 20 filter cigarettes; producer Imperial Tobacco Ltd.; the collector notes this pack was replaced in autumn 1999 by one without the royal appointment ("no more appointment to H.M.")
- Portuguese Original Black pack, 2010 supported · Compare evidence
Collector's record: John Player Special Original Black, 20 filter cigarettes; cellophane printed "3.10 € TABACO SEM ADITIVOS"; producer Imperial Tobacco, United Kingdom
Product facts
- Barcode
- 50432004 check digit OK
- Brand
- John Player Special
- Pack
- flip-top box with cellophane
- Sold in
- 🇩🇪 Germany[1], 🇦🇹 Austria[1], 🇵🇹 Portugal[1]
- Pieces
- 20
- GS1 prefix
- 504 · United Kingdom
About this product
John Player Special is a filter cigarette in a flip-top box sold under the EAN-8 barcode 50432004.[1] A cigarette-pack collection records this barcode on a German pack of 19 and an Austrian pack of 20 from 1999, both produced by Imperial Tobacco, and on a Portuguese John Player Special Original Black pack of 20 from 2010.[1] The 2006-2013 Barcodepedia listed the barcode as John Player Special Original.[2] The brand comes from John Player & Sons of Nottingham, part of Imperial Tobacco since 1901, and is owned and marketed by Imperial Brands.[3]
More about this product
According to the collector, the Austrian pack was replaced by John Player Special Original Black in September 2003.[1] Imperial Tobacco Group changed its name to Imperial Brands in February 2016.[4] An Open Food Facts record under the same barcode names an unrelated can of tuna with no photos and is treated as a data-entry error.[5]
Where it's sold
🇩🇪 Germany
John Player Special - regular packs until 2015[1] sourced
- Listing observed
- Recorded price
- DEM 5.35
Collector's record of a German 1999 pack of 19 filter cigarettes with barcode 50432004 and price 5.35 DM
🇦🇹 Austria
John Player Special - regular packs until 2015[1] sourced
- Listing observed
- Recorded price
- ATS 41
Collector's records of two Austrian 1999 packs of 20 (John Player Special and John Player Special King Size) with barcode 50432004 and price 41 öS
🇵🇹 Portugal
John Player Special - regular packs until 2015[1] sourced
- Listing observed
- Recorded price
- EUR 3.10
Collector's record of a Portuguese 2010 John Player Special Original Black pack of 20 with barcode 50432004; price 3.10 € printed on the cellophane
A listing is evidence that this barcode is sold there, on that date; a price is what that listing showed, not a recommended price.
Other names for this product
Also known as
- John Player Special Original
- John Player Special King Size
- John Player Special Original Black
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Sources & research
Evidence reviewed
zigsam.at cigarette pack collection
John Player Special - regular packs until 2015
other · Accessed 2026-09-13
Source & attribution [1] ↗Barcodepedia
50432004 - John Player Special Original auf Barcodepedia.com (Wayback Machine capture)
catalogue · Accessed 2026-09-13
Source & attribution [2] ↗Coverage & research gaps (12)
Coverage measures the evidence recorded here. It does not rate the product.
- Identity: 3 / 3 · Name, brand and classification recorded
- Context: 4 / 4 · Evidence groups assigned to a researched label, edition or analysis
- Label photographs: 0 / 4 · Researched contexts with an assigned photograph
- Specifications: 0 / 8 · Recorded specifications mapped to comparable property keys
- identity · disputed: Open Food Facts record 0000050432004 names an unrelated "Lata de atum" (brand "Tttt", no photos, completeness 0.3); treated as a data-entry error because every tobacco source agrees on John Player Special
- identity · disputed: barcode.monster lists 50432004 as "John player Special Black King size 20"; an aggregator, not independent evidence, but consistent with the 2010 Original Black pack
- relationships · unknown: No source names the GS1 licensee of EAN-8 50432004, so no gs1_prefix_owner edge
- markets · stale: Latest evidence is a 2010 Portuguese pack; current availability and whether the barcode is still in use were not established
- specifications · unknown: The collector gives tar and nicotine figures without units
- images · unknown: No licensed photo found; the zigsam.at pack photos carry no licence
- evidence · stale: Evidence was observed over a year ago; check for newer labels. Historical evidence remains valid.
- evidence · stale: Evidence was observed over a year ago; check for newer labels. Historical evidence remains valid.
- evidence · stale: Evidence was observed over a year ago; check for newer labels. Historical evidence remains valid.
- evidence · stale: Evidence was observed over a year ago; check for newer labels. Historical evidence remains valid.
- images · not_researched: No product photographs recorded.
- schema · schema_gap: Some specifications retain source labels without comparable property keys.
All references & source details
References
- ↑ John Player Special - regular packs until 2015 zigsam.at cigarette pack collection. other. Accessed 2026-09-13. Germany 1999; Austria 1999 (two packs); Portugal 2010.
- ↑ 50432004 - John Player Special Original auf Barcodepedia.com (Wayback Machine capture) Barcodepedia. catalogue. Published 2009-01-01. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 50432004.
- ↑ John Player & Sons Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-13. CC BY-SA 4.0.
- ↑ Imperial Brands Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-13. CC BY-SA 4.0.
- ↑ Open Food Facts product 0000050432004 Open Food Facts. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 0000050432004. ODbL.
Further sources
Additional sources recorded for this entry, including other observations and related pages.
- John Player Special - Page 1 - barcode.monster barcode.monster. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13.
Barcode & identifiers
- EAN-8
50432004- GTIN-14
00000050432004- EAN-13 / GTIN-13
0000050432004
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