• Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    Man…I’m way out of here with my understanding of German currency. I thought the German mark was the currency they introduced after WWI when they started just printing money to pay back the allies.

    Then I thought they abandoned it in favor of the euro which came after WWII.

    My timeline/understanding is way off

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      13 hours ago

      The german currency after WWI was just called Mark, then after the hyperinflation it was replaced by the Reichsmark. After WWII came the Deutsche Mark. After the cold war the Euro.

      • 1871-1923 Mark
      • 1924-1948 Reichsmark
      • 1948-2001 Deutsche Mark
      • 1999+ Euro
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        6 hours ago

        So there was a two year period where Germany had two currencys? The Deutsche Mark and the Euro from 1999-2001?