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The Deutsche Mark (German: [ˈdɔʏtʃə ˈmaʁk] ⓘ; "German mark"), abbreviated "DM" or "D-Mark" ([ˈdeːˌmaʁk] ⓘ), was the official currency of West Germany from 1948 until 1990 and later the unified Germany from 1990 until the adoption of the euro in 2002.
During the Second World War, Germany established fixed exchange rates between the Reichsmark and the currencies of the occupied and allied countries, often set so as to give economic benefits to German soldiers and civilian contractors, who were paid their wages in local currency. The rates were as follows:
1948 (West Germany) 2002 East German mark East Germany: 1948 1990 Saar franc: Saarland: 1947 1959 Saar mark: Saarland: 1947 1947 Reichsmark Allied-occupied Germany Nazi Germany Weimar Republic: 1924 1948 German Rentenmark Weimar Republic: 1923 1924 German Papiermark Weimar Republic German Empire: 1914 1923 German gold mark German Empire: 1873 1914
The German mark was replaced by the euro, first as an accounting currency on 1 January 1999, at a conversion rate of 1.95583 marks per euro. Thereafter, the mark-denominated notes and coins represented the euro at that conversion rate, and remained legal tender until 1 January 2002, when they were replaced by euro notes and coins. Germany mints ...
Euro Zone inflation. The euro came into existence on 1 January 1999, although it had been a goal of the European Union (EU) and its predecessors since the 1960s. After tough negotiations, the Maastricht Treaty entered into force in 1993 with the goal of creating an economic and monetary union (EMU) by 1999 for all EU states except the UK and Denmark (even though Denmark has a fixed exchange ...
East German Deutsche Mark (east) (1948–1964) DM: West German and united German Deutsche Mark (west) (1948–2001) ₻ Nordic mark symbol used by Ludvig Holberg in Denmark and Norway in the 17th and 18th centuries [28] ₯ Greek drachma ₠ ECU (1979–1998, not widely used and now historical; replaced by the euro) Eº: Chilean escudo (1960 ...
Thaler – Germany, Austria, Hungary. Conventionsthaler; Reichsthaler; Vereinsthaler; Threepence – Great Britain. Threepence (Australian) Threepence (British coin) Threepence (Irish coin) Złoty Polish złoty (Poland) The formerly used Artsakh dram, was not used in day-to-day commerce, but was legal tender in their issuing jurisdiction.
The introduction of the German mark in 1873 was the culmination of decades-long efforts to unify the various currencies used by the German Confederation. [2] The Zollverein unified in 1838 the Prussian and South German currencies at a fixed rate of 1 Prussian thaler = 1 + 3 ⁄ 4 South German gulden = 16.704 g fine silver.