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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

Of course, also the hard Deutschmark saw some drop in purchasing power over the years of its existence, but nothing compared to the inflation-prone currencies of Europe's south.

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

The Snake, the EMS, the ERM, on the one hand - and the British Pound, the Deutschmark, and the ECU, on the other.

From The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism by Samuel Vaknin

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