Mark der DDR

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Mark was the official currency in the German Democratic Republic from 1948–1990. Over this period it had three official names:

  • 1948–1964: Deutsche Mark der Deutschen Notenbank (DM)
  • 1964–1967: Mark der Deutschen Notenbank (MDN)
  • 1967–1990: Mark der Staatsbank der DDR (M)

Banknotes[edit]

1948 – provisorial stamps added[edit]

  • 5 Reichsmark with stamp

1948 – first issue[edit]

  • 50 Pfennig

  • 50 Pfennig (back)

  • 1 DM

  • 1 DM (back)

  • 2 DM

  • 2 DM (back)

  • 5 DM

  • 5 DM (back)

  • 10 DM

  • 10 DM (back)

  • 20 DM

  • 20 DM (back)

  • 50 DM

  • 50 DM (back)

  • 100 DM

  • 100 DM (back)

1955 – second issue[edit]

  • 5 DM

  • 5 DM (back)

  • 10 DM

  • 10 DM (back)

  • 20 DM

  • 20 DM (back)

  • 50 DM

  • 50 DM (back)

  • 100 DM

  • 100 DM (back)

1964 – third issue[edit]

1971/1974 – fourth issue[edit]

These images depict the series of notes issued in the 1970s and 1980s.

1985 – not issued[edit]

The 200 and 500 Mark notes were never issued by the DDR government, but became available after the currency ceased to circulate in 1990.

  • 200 DDM (front)

  • 200 DDM (back)

  • 500 DDM (front)

  • 500 DDM (back)

Coins[edit]

1948–1950 – first issue[edit]

The coins of the first issue showed a gearwheal and a spike on their back side.

  • 1 Pfennig, 1949

  • 5 Pfennig, 1949

1952–1953 – second issue[edit]

The second issue showed the state seal on their back, but had the same front side as the first series.

  • 10 Pfennig, 1950

  • 50 Pfennig, 1950

1956/…–1990 – third issue[edit]

The third issue was redesigned. New coins were gradually produced, starting 1956. In 1972 on the 1 and 2 Mark coins “Deutsche Mark” was replaced by “Mark”. All back sides show the state seal.

  • 1 Pfennig, 1979

  • 5 Pfennig, 1978

  • 10 Pfennig, 1978

  • 20 Pfennig, 1969

  • 50 Pfennig, 1982

  • 1 Deutsche Mark, 1956

  • 2 Deutsche Mark, 1957

  • 1 Mark, 1979

  • 2 Mark, 1979

  • Kleingeld der DDR (Münzgeld gemischt)

Commemorative coins[edit]

  • 5 Mark, 1969

  • 10 Mark, 1986

  • Gedenkmünzen 30 und 40 Jahre DDR

  • 20 Mark der DDR - Gedenkmünzen von Wilhelm Pieck & Otto Grotewohl

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