East German Mark - History

History

East German currencies
Name Abbr. Introduced Retired
Deutsche Mark DM 31 October 1951 31 July 1964
Mark der Deutschen Notenbank MDN 1 August 1964 31 December 1967
Mark der DDR M 1 January 1968 30 June 1990

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