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What was the currency in Germany before Euros?

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  1. The currency of Germany before Euro was Mark


  2. The Deutsche Mark (DEM, DM) or German Mark was the official currency of West Germany and, from 1990 onwards, all of unified Germany. It was first issued under Allied occupation in 1948 replacing the Reichsmark, and served as the Federal Republic of Germany's official currency from its founding the following year until 1999, when the Mark was replaced by the euro; its coins and banknotes remained in circulation, defined in terms of euros, until the introduction of euro notes and coins in early 2002. The Deutsche Mark ceased to be legal tender immediately upon the introduction of the euro — in contrast to the other eurozone nations, where the euro and legacy currency circulated side by side for up to two months. However, DM coins and banknotes continued to be accepted as valid forms of payment in Germany up until 28 February 2002.

    The Deutsche Bundesbank has guaranteed that all DM cash may be changed into euros indefinitely, and one may do so at any branch of the Bundesbank. As of 2006 there are still promotions every now and then where Mark are accepted in shops.

    One euro is set to be equivalent to DEM 1.95583.

    One Deutsche Mark was divided into 100 Pfennig; in colloquial German, the 10 Pfennig coin was called a Groschen.

  3. Marks

  4. The Deutsche Mark.

    Go to the links for maps

  5. Hi,

    we have had Deutsche Mark (DM) and Pfennig (1 Deutsche Mark = 100 Pfennig) before we changed to Euro and Cents! 1 DM is 51 Cents now.

    Belgium had Francs and Cents before it introduced the Euro.

    As for Belgian food, I cannot praise enough the sweets - Belgian chocolate is wonderful, and so are the wafers (best if eaten warm). Other specialities are seafood, cheese, sauerkraut in the eastern region, sausages and beer. Beer (and cheese) from Belgian Trapist monasteries is excellent.

    An outstanding monument is, for example, the Atomium in Brussels. It is regarded as one of the symbolic buildings of Belgium and is shown on a 2-Euro-coin, too.

  6. The Deutsch Mark

  7. the former currency was Deutsche mark

    For pics, open this site:

    http://www.germany-tourism.de

    hope this helps.

  8. Deutsch Marks

  9. Deutsche Mark

  10. The Deutsche Mark
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