DescriptionGDR-1-Soviet Germany-1 Deutsche Mark (1948).jpg
English: First variety of an East German Mark (1948) which circulated between late June and July of 1948. The base note is a 1937 Rentenmark with a validation coupon stamp affixed. Yellow security tint on right obverse.
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