Allied Military Mark

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The Allied Military Mark was an occupation currency issued by the Allied powers in post-World War II Germany before the introduction of the Deutsche Mark.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf fiat currency
occupation currency
category Currencies of Germany
Military currencies
World War II aftermath
country Germany
currencyCode none
denomination 1 Mark
10 Mark
100 Mark
1000 Mark
20 Mark
5 Mark
50 Mark
followedBy Deutsche Mark
East German mark
historicalContext Allied occupation of Germany
introducedBy Allied powers
France
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States
legalStatus legal tender in Allied-occupied Germany
medium banknote
monetarySystem German mark-based system
printingAuthority Allied military authorities
purpose replacement of Nazi-era currency
stabilization of postwar German economy
region Central Europe
relatedTo Deutsche Mark
East German mark
Reichsmark
replacedCurrency Reichsmark
script Latin alphabet
status obsolete currency
timePeriod post-World War II
usedBy Allied military personnel in Germany
German civilian population in occupied zones
usedIn Allied-occupied Germany
American occupation zone of Germany
British occupation zone of Germany
French occupation zone of Germany
Soviet occupation zone of Germany
usedUntil introduction of Deutsche Mark in West Germany
introduction of East German mark in Soviet zone

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Deutsche Mark
Deutsche Mark
replacedCurrency
DEM
precededBy

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