deutsche mark

noun deut·sche mark \ ˈdȯich-ˌmärk , ˈdoi-chə-ˌ \

variants: or less commonly deutschmark play \ˈdȯich-\

|Updated on: 21 Jun 2018

Definition of deutsche mark

: the basic monetary unit of West Germany from 1948 to 1990 and of reunited Germany from 1990 to 2001

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More Look at two zero-coupon bonds, issued by Deutsche Bank in October 1996, one in lire and the other in German deutsche marks.

— james mackintosh, WSJ, "Italy’s Old Bonds Hold Clues to Its Euro Future," 31 May 2018
Germans can still exchange old deutsche marks for euros at the Bundesbank.

— brian blackstone, WSJ, "Switzerland’s Old-Money Problem: One Billion in Expiring Francs," 20 Oct. 2017
Unable to block it, Mitterrand insisted that Germany bind itself to the rest of Europe by giving up the deutsche mark for the euro.

— walter russell mead, WSJ, "Winning Again Is Angela Merkel’s Easiest Task," 18 Sep. 2017

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