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[[obverse text]]
KARLSTEIN / 1 MK / ANNO 787 / KARL DER GROßE NIMMT VOM NETHEGAU BESITZ. / 1 MK 
[[translation]] KARLSTEIN (CASTLE) / 1 MARK / IN THE YEAR 787 / CHARLES THE GREAT (CHARLEMAGNE) TAKES OWNERSHIP OF THE NETHEGAU REGION. / 1 MARK / [[/translation]]

[[reverse text]]
NOTGELD DER GEMEINDE / HERSTELLE, / AMT BEVERUNGEN, / KREIS HÖXTER. / 1 / MARK / GÜLTIG BIS ZUM / 1.MÄRZ 1922. / HERSTELLE, / DEN 1.NOV. 1921. / [[image]] / 1 / MARK / DER GEMEINDEVORSTEHER / [[seal]] HERSTELLE / GEMEINDE / KRS.[[Kreis]] HÖXTER. [[/seal]] /  [[signature]]
[[translation]] EMERGENCY CURRENCY OF THE COMMUNITY OF HERSTELLE, OFFICE OF BEVERUNGEN, DISTRICT OF HÖXTER. / 1 MARK / VALID UNTIL THE 1ST OF MARCH 1922. / HERSTELLE, THE 1ST OF NOVEMBER 1921. / [[image]] / 1 MARK / THE COMMUNITY LEADER / [[seal]] HERSTELLE / COMMUNITY OF THE DISTRICT OF HÖXTER. [[/seal]] / [[signature]] [[/translation]]

Transcription Notes:
[[obverse image]] To the left is an image of a stone tomb in the forest. To the right is an image of two men; one man, with sword, blows a horn & holds the leash of a dog - the other man points in the opposite direction. [[reverse image]] The image is a crest; multiple flag designs inside, crown on top.