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Notes Of The DDR, Friedrich Engels: 50 Mark (East Germany, 1975)-Article
This small East German banknote represents the 4th denomination of DDR Mark (Series 1971/1975 M). The Series M replaced the previous 1964...
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Sep 22, 20213 min read
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Notes Of The DDR, Johann Von Goethe: 20 Mark (East Germany, 1975)-Article
This small East German banknote represents the 3rd denomination of DDR Mark (Series 1971/1975 M). The Series M replaced the previous 1964...
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Sep 22, 20213 min read
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Notes Of The DDR, Clara Zetkin: 10 Mark (East Germany, 1971)-Article
This small East German banknote represents the 2nd denomination of DDR Mark (Series 1971/1975 M). The Series M replaced the previous 1964...
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Sep 22, 20213 min read
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Notes Of The DDR, Thomas Müntzer: 5 Mark (East Germany, 1975)-Article
This small East German banknote represents the 1st denomination of DDR Mark (Series 1971/1975 M). The Series M replaced the previous...
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Sep 22, 20213 min read
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Volksmünzen, Coins Of The German Democratic Republic: 20 Pfennig (East Germany, 1969)-Article
This German coin represents the 4th denomination coin of the East German Mark (Series 1964). Formally known as the Deutsche Demokratische...
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Apr 28, 20211 min read
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On the Financial Brink, Germany: 20000 Mark (Weimar Republic, 1923)-Article
This Weimar-era banknote represents the 4th denomination of the 2nd Issue “Papiermark”, or Paper Mark. Formally known as either the...
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Apr 13, 20213 min read
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Notes Of The Kaiserreich, Goddesses Of The Empire: 1000 Mark (Imperial Germany, 1910)-Reference
This Imperial German banknote represents the 7th denomination of Goldmark (Series 1883). The observe features ornate lettering and...
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Apr 13, 20211 min read
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Der Forumscheck, Notes Of Socialist Consumerism: 500 Mark, Voucher (East Germany, 1979)-Article
This East German voucher represents the 6th denomination of the "Forumscheck" (Forum Check). The Forum Check was a specialized form of...
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Apr 12, 20215 min read
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Volksmünzen, Coins Of The German Democratic Republic: 5 Pfennig (East Germany, 1949)-Article
This German coin is a 2nd year East German 5 Pfennig, dated 1949. Formally known as the Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), the...
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Apr 7, 20212 min read
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Volksmünzen, Coins Of The German Democratic Republic: 1 Pfennig (East Germany, 1948)-Article
This German coin is a 1st year East German 1 Pfennig, dated 1948. Formally known as the Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), the...
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Feb 24, 20212 min read
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From The Ashes, German Loan Currency: 2 Mark (Weimar Republic, 1920)-Article
This Weimar Republic-era banknote represents the 2nd version of the 2 Mark Darlehenskassenscheine (1920). Darlehenskassenscheine (lit....
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Jan 9, 20212 min read
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Rentenmarks, Mortgaging A Country's Future: 1 Rentenmark (Deutsche Reich, 1937)-Article
This Deutsches Reich-era banknote represents the 1st denomination, of the 1937 issued Rentenmark. The Rentenmark was first issued on the...
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Jan 9, 20213 min read
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On the Financial Brink, Germany: 10 Million Mark (Weimar Republic, 1923)-Founder's Article
This Weimar-era banknote represents the 6th denomination of the 5th Issue “Papiermark”, or Paper Mark. Formally known as either the...
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Oct 31, 20202 min read
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