Token 5 - Germany / DSWA? - 20 Pfennigs Werth-Marke, Countermarked “F.M.”

Token 5 - Germany / DSWA? - 20 Pfennigs Werth-Marke, Countermarked “F.M.”

Original brass 20 Pfennigs Werth-Marke, countermarked “F.M.”.

The token bears “WERTH-MARKE / 20 / F.M.” on one side and a large “20” on the reverse. Undated, brass, approximately 22.3 mm in diameter and 2.8 g in weight. The “F.M.” appears to be a later or identifying countermark applied to the basic Werth-Marke.

Catalogue: Numista N#340489. The type is classified as a German business/trade token and is recorded as rare in the Numista database.

Historical attribution to German South West Africa remains uncertain. While this token is included in the present collection of German South West African / South West African tokens, there is currently insufficient evidence to identify “F.M.” specifically with a business or institution in Deutsch-Südwestafrika.