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ostmark

American  
[awst-mahrk, ost-] / ˈɔstˌmɑrk, ˈɒst- /

noun

  1. (formerly) a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of East Germany: replaced by the Deutsche mark in 1990.

Ostmark British  
/ ˈɒstˌmɑːk, ˈɔstmark /

noun

  1. (formerly) the standard monetary unit of East Germany, divided into 100 pfennigs

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Etymology

Origin of ostmark

1945–50; < German: east mark

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Last week's agreement between the two countries to start immediate negotiations to replace the East German ostmark with the West German deutsche mark provided the starkest reminder yet of the downside of unification.

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