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ostmark

[ awst-mahrk, ost- ]

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noun

(formerly) a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of East Germany: replaced by the Deutsche mark in 1990.

Ostmark

/ ˈɒstˌmɑːk; ˈɔstmark /

noun

(formerly) the standard monetary unit of East Germany, divided into 100 pfennigs

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ostmark¹

1945–50; < German: east mark

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ostmark¹

German, literally: east mark

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