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Deutsche Mark

Also known as D-Mark, German mark, DM, Deutschmark, DEM, DE-Mark

official currency of West Germany and later Germany from 1948 to 2002

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The Deutsche Mark was the official money used in West Germany starting in 1948, and later in the unified Germany until 2002, when it was replaced by the euro. It matters historically because it represented Germany's economic recovery after World War II and was used for over 50 years before the country adopted a shared European currency.

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Commons category: Deutsche Mark
end time: 2002-01-01
start time: 1948-06-21
unit symbol: DM
price: 0.51129
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native label: Deutsche Mark

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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 then unified Germany from 1990 until the adoption of the euro in 2002. In English, it was typically called the "Deutschmark" (/ˈdɔɪtʃmɑːrk/ DOYTCH-mark). One Deutsche Mark was divided into 100 pfennigs.

It was first issued under Allied occupation in 1948 to replace the Reichsmark and served as the Federal Republic of Germany's official currency from its founding the following year. On 31 December 1998, the Council of the European Union fixed the irrevocable exchange rate, effective 1 January 1999, for German mark to euros as DM 1.95583 = €1. In 1999, the Deutsche Mark was replaced by the euro; its coins and banknotes remained in circulation, defined in terms of euros, until the introduction of euro notes and coins on 1 January 2002. The Deutsche Mark ceased to be legal tender immediately upon the introduction of the euro—in contrast to the other eurozone states, where the euro and legacy currency circulated side by side for up to two months. Mark coins and banknotes continued to be accepted as valid forms of payment in Germany until 1 March 2002.