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Deutschmark

British  
/ ˈdɔɪtʃə, ˈdɔɪtʃˌmɑːk /

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

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 Frenchman, renowned for his nuanced and composed answers to journalists' questions, launched into a passionate defense of the ECB's record when asked about calls from some in Germany for a return to the Deutschmark.

From Reuters • Oct. 6, 2011

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 Vaknin, Samuel