German mark
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The German mark was the official currency of Germany from 1873 until the adoption of the euro, serving as a key symbol of the country's economic strength and stability.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German mark canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2869262 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: German mark Context triple: [Prussian thaler, successorCurrency, German mark]
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A.
Papiermark
The Papiermark was the German paper currency notorious for its extreme hyperinflation during the early 1920s in the Weimar Republic.
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B.
Deutsche Mark
The Deutsche Mark was the former official currency of West Germany and later unified Germany, renowned for its stability and strength until it was replaced by the euro.
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C.
Reichsmark
The Reichsmark was the official monetary unit of Germany from 1924 until its replacement after World War II, most infamously associated with the Nazi era economy.
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D.
East German mark
The East German mark was the official currency of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) during the Cold War, used from its establishment in 1948/49 until German reunification in 1990.
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E.
German gold mark
The German gold mark was the gold-backed national currency of the German Empire from its unification in 1871 until the aftermath of World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: German mark Target entity description: The German mark was the official currency of Germany from 1873 until the adoption of the euro, serving as a key symbol of the country's economic strength and stability.
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A.
Papiermark
The Papiermark was the German paper currency notorious for its extreme hyperinflation during the early 1920s in the Weimar Republic.
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B.
Deutsche Mark
The Deutsche Mark was the former official currency of West Germany and later unified Germany, renowned for its stability and strength until it was replaced by the euro.
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C.
Reichsmark
The Reichsmark was the official monetary unit of Germany from 1924 until its replacement after World War II, most infamously associated with the Nazi era economy.
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D.
East German mark
The East German mark was the official currency of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) during the Cold War, used from its establishment in 1948/49 until German reunification in 1990.
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E.
German gold mark
The German gold mark was the gold-backed national currency of the German Empire from its unification in 1871 until the aftermath of World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
former currency ⓘ |
| cashReplacedBy | euro banknotes and coins in 2002 ⓘ |
| centralBank |
Deutsche Bundesbank
ⓘ
Reichsbank ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| currencyCode | DEM ⓘ |
| currencyOf |
West Germany
ⓘ
unified Germany ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| endTime | 2002 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Deutsche Mark
ⓘ
Reichsmark ⓘ |
| introducedAs | gold mark ⓘ |
| legalTenderUntil | 2002-02-28 ⓘ |
| monetaryUnion | German Empire monetary union ⓘ |
| notableFor |
low inflation in late 20th century
ⓘ
postwar stability ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf | Germany ⓘ |
| peggedTo | gold standard ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| replaced |
Gulden
ⓘ
South German gulden ⓘ Thaler ⓘ Vereinsthaler ⓘ |
| replacedBy | euro ⓘ |
| startTime | 1873 ⓘ |
| subdivision | pfennig ⓘ |
| subunitRatio | 1 mark = 100 pfennig ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
German economic stability
ⓘ
German economic strength ⓘ |
| transitionedTo | non-cash euro in 1999 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic trade in Germany
ⓘ
international trade involving Germany ⓘ |
| usedIn |
West Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
East Germany ⓘ
surface form:
German Democratic Republic
German Empire ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ Weimar Republic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: German mark Description of subject: The German mark was the official currency of Germany from 1873 until the adoption of the euro, serving as a key symbol of the country's economic strength and stability.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.