# Mark (note

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## Definition

in American, often also mark = thousand!): Currency unit in Germany from 1871 until monetary union in 1999. The name derives from a metal bar with a stamp (checkmark). Before that, the mark had already been the basic unit in individual states. The Cologne mark, weighing 233.85 g of silver, was a model for many other later marks as early as the Middle Ages. - The Mark Banko had gained importance as a clearing money from Hamburg. - In 1838, the Prussian mark became the so-called Münzmark of the German Customs Union, an association of German states for customs and trade policy; the Customs Union Treaty came into force on January 1, 1834. - See Goldmark, Halling, Münzfuss, Reichsmark, Ort, Pfennig, Taler, Währungsreform. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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