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    The German mark (German: Goldmark [ˈɡɔltmaʁk] ; sign: ℳ︁) was the currency of the German Empire, which spanned from 1871 to 1918. The mark was paired with...
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    German states and constitutional adoption of the name "German Empire") and 4 May 1871 (entry into force of the permanent Constitution of the German Empire)...
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    Papiermark (redirect from German papiermark)
    The Papiermark (German: [paˈpiːɐ̯ˌmaʁk] ; lit. 'paper mark', officially just Mark, sign: ℳ︁) was the German currency from 4 August 1914 when the link...
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    the German Reich from the unification of Germany in 1871 until the November Revolution in 1918, when the German Reich changed its form of government from...
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    Deutsche Mark (German: [ˈdɔʏtʃə ˈmaʁk] ; English: German mark), abbreviated "DM" or "D-Mark" ([ˈdeːˌmaʁk] ), was the official currency of West Germany from...
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    Reichsmark (redirect from German reichsmark)
    used in the Soviet occupation zone of Germany until 23 June 1948, where it was replaced by the East German mark. The Reichsmark was subdivided into 100...
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    force on 1 January 1871 proclaiming in its preamble and article 11 the "German Empire" despite being titled as one of a new "German Confederation", but...
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    On 1 March 1871 the Imperial German Army paraded through Paris to mark their victory in the Franco-Prussian War. The city had been under siege by Prussian...
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    The federal states of the German Empire were allowed to issue their own silver coins in denominations of 2 and 5 marks from 1873. The Coinage Act of 9...
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    state and hereditary ruler of the German Empire. A specifically chosen term, it was introduced with the 1 January 1871 constitution and lasted until the...
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