East German mark

The East German mark was the official currency of East Germany from 1948 until 1990 when it was replaced by the Deutsche Mark.

Mark of the German Democratic Republic
Mark der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik  (German)
1 Mark coin 1 Mark banknote with an adhesive stamp on a 1 Rentenmark banknote, issued in 1948
ISO 4217 Code	DDM
User(s)	Soviet occupation zone German Democratic Republic
Pegged with	Deutsche Mark = (1 DM – 1 M)[1]
Subunit
1/100	Pfennig
Symbol	M
Pfennig	pf
Nickname	alu-chips
Plural	Mark
Pfennig	Pfennig
Coins
Freq. used	1 pf, 5 pf, 10 pf, 20 pf, 50 pf, 1 M, 2 M, 5 M
Rarely used	10 M, 20 M
Banknotes	5 M, 10 M, 20 M, 50 M, 100 M
Central bank	Staatsbank der DDR
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.
^ the East German Mark was officially a nonconvertible domestic currency.

Other websites

• Banknotes of the German Democratic Republic