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Deutschmark

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/ ˈdɔɪtʃˌmɑːk, ˈdɔɪtʃə- /

noun

  1. DM. the former standard monetary unit of Germany, divided into 100 pfennigs; replaced by the euro in 2002: until 1990 the standard monetary unit of West Germany

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The lev - meaning lion - has been the Bulgarian currency since 1881, but it has been pegged to other European currencies since 1997 - first the Deutschmark, then the euro.

From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025

Compared to the Deutschmark, gold held its value.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2025

In those years the Deutschmark didn't see the "biggest inflation in the history of Europe during the hyperinflation years in Germany".

From Economist ● Nov. 27, 2012

As I blogged last year, the establishment's model was the introduction of what became the Deutschmark after the unification of Germany in 1871.

From The Guardian ● May 18, 2012

In most countries in transition, it has already replaced its much sought-after predecessor, the Deutschmark.

From The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism by Samuel Vaknin

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