Token 15 – DSWA – German South West Africa – Ludwig Koch, Swakopmund – Control No. 13, c. 1900–1914

Token 15 – DSWA – German South West Africa – Ludwig Koch, Swakopmund – Control No. 13, c. 1900–1914

Original brass Wertmarke (token) issued by Ludwig Koch of Swakopmund, German South West Africa.

The token bears “LUDWIG KOCH SWAKOPMUND” together with the individual control number 13. The reverse is plain. It is a round brass token measuring approximately 29 mm in diameter.

Gerd Opalka records this type among the Swakopmund tokens of German South West Africa. Similar pieces are described in auction records as brass Wertmarken of Ludwig Koch, Swakopmund, with individual control numbers.

Catalogue: Gerd Opalka, Wertmarken-Katalog 5, Deutsch-Südwestafrika, Swakopmund, No. 4.1. A scarce and historically interesting example of private token currency from German South West Africa, documenting the commercial history of early Swakopmund.