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1 Mark O. Försterling und Sohn, Hotel und Kaffee Kaiserhof
| Issuer | O. Försterling und Sohn, Hotel und Kaffee Kaiserhof, Münster in Westfalen |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Mauve and olive-green Notgeld voucher with a decorative diamond-shaped central panel printed in Gothic script. At centre, a crowned heraldic shield wreathed with leafy branches serves as the vignette, flanked by the large denomination inscription 'Eine Mark' in ornate Fraktur lettering. A spread-winged eagle in flight is rendered at upper centre, and the corners carry scrollwork ornamental devices; below the central panel, the expiry notice is printed in letterpress. |
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| Obverse lettering | Eine Mark Gutschein für Speisen u. Getränke O. Försterling u. Sohn Münster i. W. Dieser Schein verliert am 1. Januar 1922 seine Gültigkeit. |
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German municipal and commercial emergency currency — Notgeld — flooded the market between 1919 and 1923 as small-denomination coins vanished from circulation, hoarded or melted. This particular piece was issued by a hotel and café in Münster, one of countless private businesses across Westphalia that printed their own scrip rather than go cashless for small transactions. The issuer, O. Försterling und Sohn, operated the Kaiserhof — a name attached to prestige hotels across Germany in that period, trading on the imperial association.
The DeNG reference places this as the third variant in the series, suggesting the establishment issued multiple notes, not an isolated emergency measure.