n.
A former monetary unit of East Germany worth 100 pfennigs.
[German : Ost, east (from Middle High German ōst, ōsten , from Old High German ōstan) + Mark, mark (from Middle High German marke, marc; see mark2).]
ostmark
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ost·mark (ôst'märk', ŏst'-) 
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A former monetary unit of East Germany worth 100 pfennigs.
| German Literature Companion: Ostmark |
Ostmark, early medieval designation of the eastern marches of Germany, subsequently called Österreich. The name was revived by the National Socialist regime in 1938.
| Wikipedia: Ostmark |
Ostmark is a German term meaning either Eastern march when applied to territories or Eastern Mark when applied to currencies.
Ostmark may refer to:
- Austria in historical contexts, so
- the medieval March of Austria and its predecessors Bavarian eastern march and March of Pannonia in a post-19th century usage
- the medieval Saxon Eastern March east of the Elbe River
- the eastern regions of the Prussia acquired in the partitions of Poland, mainly the Province of Posen
Ostmark may refer to the following historical currencies:
- East German mark or Mark of the German Democratic Republic, the East German currency before 1990
- German ostmark, short-lived currency used in eastern areas occupied by Germany in 1918
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