{"product_id":"token-33-german-south-west-africa-werth-marke-50-hotel-r-private-hotel-token","title":"Token 33 – German South West Africa – “WERTH-MARKE 50” – Hotel R. – Private Hotel Token","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToken 33 – German South West Africa – “WERTH-MARKE 50” – Hotel R. – Private Hotel Token\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWerth-Marke 50\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bearing the designation \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“HOTEL R.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an interesting example of the private token currency used in the commercial and hospitality life of German South West Africa.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe token represents a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e50-value Werth-Marke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, issued for use in connection with a hotel establishment. Werth-Marken were privately issued pieces used within businesses and establishmts for payments, services or internal accounting rather than functioning as official government coinage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImportantly for collectors, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e50-value denomination was part of a wider denomination range issued by the same hotel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with other values also known from the series. This makes the 50 particularly interesting to collectors who enjoy assembling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003edifferent denominations of one issuer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and studying the complete range of a historical private token issue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe combination of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehotel designation, 50-value denomination and its place within a broader series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e gives this piece considerable collector appeal. Hotel Werth-Marken provide a direct link to the everyday commercial and hospitality life of German South West Africa and are an important part of the colony's private token currency.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor collectors of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerman South West Africa, Namibian history, hotel tokens and German colonial exonumia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this is an attractive original piece. The 50-value token is especially appealing when considered alongside other denominations from the same Hotel R. series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn interesting and highly collectible original Werth-Marke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, representing the private commercial token tradition of German South West Africa and offering collectors the opportunity to build a denomination set from the same historic hotel issue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haller Treasure Chest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57296571531642,"sku":null,"price":325.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0738\/9125\/0466\/files\/Token33frontWerthMarke50HRHotelRetzloff.jpg?v=1790149655","url":"https:\/\/hallertreasurechest.com\/products\/token-33-german-south-west-africa-werth-marke-50-hotel-r-private-hotel-token","provider":"Haller Treasure Chest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}