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East German mark — 1948 currency and later names

East German mark: a historical unit of account.

Dates in use
Introduction and ending not established
Ancestry branch
Prussian thaler

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East German mark — 1948 currency and later names: documented and qualified family connections PREDECESSORS THIS CURRENCY SUCCESSORS German mark — 1871–1948 continuityGerman mark 1948 · DocumentedDocumented connection · 1948 Deutsche MarkDeutsche Mark 1990-07-01 · DocumentedLater contribution or absorptionDocumented connection · 1990-07-01 East German mark — 1948 currency and later namesEast German mark Currency history

The story

The eastern currency became Mark der Deutschen Notenbank. [1]

The eastern currency became Mark der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik. [2]

East Germany adopted Deutsche Mark; wages and savings followed different conversion rules. No blanket 1:1 or 2:1 valuation. [3]

Sources and evidence

  1. Deutsche Bundesbank · The circulation of Deutsche Mark — from currency reform to European monetary union, March 2002 C892 ↗
  2. Deutsche Bundesbank · The circulation of Deutsche Mark — from currency reform to European monetary union, March 2002 C893 ↗
  3. Deutsche Bundesbank · Dates of German monetary policy — detailed version C894 ↗

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“East German mark — 1948 currency and later names.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/T-FTM000922.html

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