Reichsmark

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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.


Statements (53)
Predicate Object
instanceOf former currency of Germany
historical currency
banknoteDenominations 1 Reichsmark
10 Reichsmark
100 Reichsmark
1000 Reichsmark
2 Reichsmark
20 Reichsmark
5 Reichsmark
50 Reichsmark
coinDenominations 1 Reichsmark
1 Reichspfennig
10 Reichspfennig
2 Reichsmark
2 Reichspfennig
5 Reichsmark
5 Reichspfennig
50 Reichspfennig
country Germany
currencySignPlacement after amount
demonetized late 1940s
denominationSystem coins and banknotes
era World War II
early postwar period
interwar period
introduced 1924
introducedBy Weimar Republic
ISO4217Code none
legalTenderIn Allied-occupied Germany
Nazi Germany
Weimar Republic
monetaryAuthority Reichsbank
notableFor association with Nazi-era economic policies
subject to heavy inflation during and after World War II
use in financing German rearmament
officialName Reichsmark
reasonForIntroduction stabilization after hyperinflation of early 1920s
region German Reich
replacedByCurrency Deutsche Mark
East German mark
replacedCurrency Papiermark
Rentenmark
status obsolete
subunit Reichspfennig
subunitRatio 1 Reichsmark = 100 Reichspfennig
successorCurrencyRegion Federal Republic of Germany
German Democratic Republic
symbol RM
ℛℳ
usedIn German-occupied territories during World War II
usedInEconomyType command economy measures under Nazi regime
war economy of Nazi Germany
usedUntil 1948


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