Currency of the German Democratic Republic (1948–1990)
Mark of the German Democratic Republic
Mark der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik(German)
M1 coin
M100 banknote, issued 1975
ISO 4217
Code
DDM
Unit
Plural
Mark
Symbol
M
Nickname
alu-chips
Denominations
Subunit
1⁄100
Pfennig
Plural
Pfennig
Pfennig
Symbol
Pfennig
pf
Banknotes
M5, M10, M20, M50, M100, M200 b, M500 b
Coins
Freq. used
1pf, 5pf, 10pf, 20pf, 50pf, M1, M2
Rarely used
M5, M10, M20 (commemorative)
Demographics
User(s)
Soviet occupation zone
German Democratic Republic
Issuance
Central bank
Staatsbank der DDR
Valuation
Pegged with
Deutsche Mark = (DM1 – M1)a
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.
^a the East German Mark was officially a nonconvertible domestic currency. ^b the 200 and 500 Mark notes were printed, but never released into circulation.
M10 coin issued in 1981 to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the National People's Army
The East German mark (German: Mark der DDR[ˈmaʁkdeːɐ̯ˌdeːdeːˈʔɛʁ]ⓘ), commonly called the eastern mark (German: Ostmark[ˈɔstmaʁk]ⓘ) in West Germany and after reunification), in East Germany only Mark, was the currency of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). Its ISO 4217 currency code was DDM. The currency was known officially as the Deutsche Mark from 1948 to 1964, Mark der Deutschen Notenbank from 1964 to 1967, and from 1968 to 1990 as the Mark der DDR (Mark of the GDR). The mark (M) was divided into 100 Pfennig (pf).
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used in the Soviet occupation zone of Germany until 23 June 1948, where it was replaced by the EastGermanmark. The Reichsmark was subdivided into 100...
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