4141

KIAUCHAU: 10 pfennig token, ND (1910), Choice AU

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Chinese Coins - Foreign Colonies Start Price:85.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
KIAUCHAU: 10 pfennig token, ND (1910), Choice AU
SOLD
240.00USD+ buyer's premium (48.00)
This item SOLD at 2025 Jan 26 @ 18:30UTC-08:00 : PST/AKDT
PLEASE NOTE: You must request a bid limit when you register. If you would like to have a large bid limit, you must provide adequate references, or you must have previously established strong credit history with our company. Late registration may result in delayed approval.
KIAUCHAU: 10 pfennig token, ND (1910), Menzel-4287.1.2, made in nickel-plated brass, uniformed facing bust of Friedrich Wilhelm Voigt, the "Captain of Köpenick" // initials P.H. at center, WERT-MARKE 10 PFG. around, Choice AU. Friedrich Wilhelm Voigt (1849-1922) was a German impostor who, in 1906, masqueraded as a Prussian military officer, rounded up a number of soldiers under his "command", and "confiscated" more than 4,000 marks from a municipal treasury. Although he served two years in prison, he became a folk hero as "the Captain of Köpenick" (der Hauptmann von Köpenick). He was pardoned by Kaiser Wilhelm II. The initials at reverse center stand for Paul Herpich, proprietor of a "Konfektionsgeschäft" (fine clothing store) in Berlin. A number of these tokens have been attributed to Kiautschou recently by grading companies and various auction houses. In our opinion the attribution is tenuous and it is more likely strictly a Berlin token issue.