Token 16 – DSWA – German South West Africa – Ludwig Koch, Swakopmund – Control No. 89, c. 1900–1914

Token 16 – DSWA – German South West Africa – Ludwig Koch, Swakopmund – Control No. 89, 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 89. The reverse is plain. It is a round brass token measuring approximately 29 mm in diameter.

Specialist auction records identify this type as a Ludwig Koch, Swakopmund Wertmarke, with No. 89 specifically recorded at approximately 29.3 mm.

Catalogue: Schimmel 50.3541. A scarce and historically interesting example of private token currency from German South West Africa, documenting the commercial history of early Swakopmund.