Ostmark

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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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