It was surprised to see a token (Stephen Album Rare Coins Lot 1340) I have in my collection presented in last week's E-Sylum. But I was really astonished by its attribution to the German of Kiau Chau. As far as I know the token is from Berlin, Germany. It is described as number 418 in the book by W. Hasselman (1987).

Several varieties are listed in this catalog and also the portrait is identified as that of Wilhelm Voigt, better known as the "Hauptmann von Köpenick" (Captain of Köpenick). The issuer of the token is given as Paul Herpich, owner of a (Clothing Store). The reference given in the auction description is Menzel-4287.1.2. This obviously refers to „Deutschsprachige Notmünzen und Geldersatzmarken im In- und Ausland

Several editions of this catalog have been published, the first one in 1982 (Transpress Verlag Berlin). Checking the „Erste digitale Ausgabe 2014

Right:Statue of the in front of the Köpenick Town Hall, erected in 1996 (Photo Wikipedia)

The earliest listing using the Menzel 4287.1.2 reference I found is in the description of Lot #26403 in the Heritage 2012 September 6-11 Signature World & Ancient Coin Auction - Long Beach. The description reads as follows:

No arguments for the Kiau Chau attribution are given. In fact there are arguments against such an attribution:

Also the token is not listed in

It seems proper to use the portrait of the "Hauptmann von Köpenick on a clothing store token as after returning to Berlin he bought a set of civilian clothes. Also the whole episode is an apt illustration of the saying . In fact the clothing store issuing the tokens may well have been the actual one where he bought his new outfit. I did not find any documentation supporting this but the store was located not far away from the where he watched, in a nearby café, how the Mayor and chief cashier he arrested in Köpenick, were brought there.

This, not uncommon token, certainly is quite interesting but cannot be attributed to Kiau Chau.

https://www.ngccoin.com/census/world/china-provincial-period/sc-76/10p/?c=406163&des=MS&grade=62&from=ngcresearch

https://www.pcgs.com/valueview/kiau-chau/early-20th-c-tk10-pfg-menzel-4287-1-2-ni-plated-brass/1062?sn=682050&h=pop

https://www.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?N=0+790+231&Ntk=SI_Titles-Desc&Nty=1&Ntt=kiau+chau+token&limitTo=all

https://archive.stacksbowers.com/?q=87e791fa-a182-43d6-be9c-5b2e2249d189

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
STEPHEN ALBUM INTERNET AUCTION 18(https://www.coinbooks.org/v25/esylum_v25n44a15.html)