This is a list of current and historical currency of Germany. The sole currency of

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has been the

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since 2002.

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, , 1999 , current currency , - , Deutsche Mark , (unified)
, 1990 (unified)
1948 (West Germany) , 2002 , - ,

East German mark The East German mark (german: Mark der DDR ), commonly called the eastern mark (german: Ostmark, links=no ) in West Germany and after reunification), in East Germany only ''Mark'', was the currency of the German Democratic Republic (East Germa ...

, , 1948 , 1990 , - ,

Saar franc The Saar franc was the French franc (german: Franken) used as the official currency of the Saar during the times that the Saar territory was economically split off from Germany, in 1920–1935 as the Territory of the Saar Basin, in 1947–1957 as t ...

Saarland The Saarland (, ; french: Sarre ) is a state of Germany in the south west of the country. With an area of and population of 990,509 in 2018, it is the smallest German state in area apart from the city-states of Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg, and ...

, 1947 , 1959 , - , Saar mark ,

, 1947 , 1947 , - ,

Reichsmark The (; sign: ℛℳ; abbreviation: RM) was the currency of Germany from 1924 until 20 June 1948 in West Germany, where it was replaced with the , and until 23 June 1948 in East Germany, where it was replaced by the East German mark. The Reich ...

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, 1924 , 1948 , - , German Rentenmark , , 1923 , 1924 , - ,

German Papiermark The Papiermark (; 'paper mark', officially just ''Mark'', sign: ℳ) was the German currency from 4 August 1914 when the link between the Goldmark and gold was abandoned, due to the outbreak of World War I. In particular, the Papiermark was th ...

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, 1914 , 1923 , - ,

German gold mark The German mark (german: Goldmark ; sign: ℳ) was the currency of the German Empire, which spanned from 1871 to 1918. The mark was paired with the minor unit of the pfennig (₰); 100 pfennigs were equivalent to 1 mark. The mark was on the g ...

, , 1873 , 1914 , - , Vereinsthaler , North German states , 1857 , 1873 , - ,

South German gulden The South German Gulden was the currency of the states of southern Germany between 1754 and 1873. These states included Bavaria, Baden, Württemberg, Frankfurt and Hohenzollern. It was divided into 60 kreuzer, with each kreuzer worth 4 pfennig ...

, South German states , 1754 , 1873 , - , North German thaler , North German states , 1690 , 1873 , - , Hamburg mark , {{flag, Hamburg , 1619 , 1873 *