Mark may refer to:

Currency

Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark The convertible mark (Bosnian language, Bosanski: , Currency symbol, sign: KM; ISO 4217, code: BAM) is the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is divided into 100 or (/) and locally abbreviated ''KM''. While the currency and its subunits ar ...

, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina *

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 ...

, the currency of the German Democratic Republic *

Estonian mark The Estonian mark ( et, Eesti mark) was the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927. It was initially equivalent to the German ostmark, which had been circulating alongside the Imperial rouble since the German occupation. It was divided into ...

, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927 *

Finnish markka The markka ( fi, markka; sv, mark; sign: Mk; ISO code: FIM, typically known outside Finland as the Finnish mark) was the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002, when it ceased to be legal tender. The mark was divided into 100 pe ...

( sv, finsk mark, links=no), the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002 *

Mark (currency) The mark was a currency or unit of account in many states. It is named for the mark unit of weight. The word ''mark'' comes from a merging of three Teutonic/ Germanic words, Latinised in 9th-century post-classical Latin as ', ', ' or '. It was ...

, a currency or unit of account in many nations *

Polish mark The mark ( pl, marka polska, abbreviated ''Mp'', Polish-language plural declensions: ''marki, marek'') was the currency of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Republic of Poland between 1917 and 1924. It was subdivided into 100 ''fenigs'' (phon ...

( pl, marka polska, links=no), the currency of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Republic of Poland between 1917 and 1924

German

Deutsche Mark The Deutsche Mark (; English: ''German mark''), abbreviated "DM" or "D-Mark" (), was the official currency of West Germany from 1948 until 1990 and later the unified Germany from 1990 until the adoption of the euro in 2002. In English, it was ...

, the official currency of West Germany from 1948 until 1990 and later the unified Germany from 1990 until 2002 *

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 ...

, the currency used in the German Empire from 1873 to 1914 *

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 ...

, the German currency from 4 August 1914 *

German rentenmark The Rentenmark (; RM) was a currency issued on 15 October 1923 to stop the hyperinflation of 1922 and 1923 in Weimar Germany, after the previously used "paper" Mark had become almost worthless. It was subdivided into 100 ''Rentenpfennig'' and ...

, a currency issued on 15 November 1923 to stop the hyperinflation of 1922 and 1923 in Weimar Germany *

Lodz Ghetto mark Lodz Ghetto mark (, ) was a surrogate currency that circulated in the Łódź Ghetto, Lodz Ghetto in 1940—1944 until the Ghetto was liquidated in August 1944. It was divided into 100 pfennig (). The notes had no value outside the Ghetto, and ...

, a special currency for Lodz Ghetto. *

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 ...

, the currency in Germany from 1924 until 20 June 1948 in West Germany

People

John Mark John Mark is named in the Acts of the Apostles as an assistant accompanying Paul and Barnabas on their missionary journeys. Traditionally he is regarded as identical with Mark the Evangelist, the traditional writer of the Gospel of Mark. Bib ...

(died 1st century), assistant accompanying Paul and Barnabas in the Acts of the Apostles, identified as

Mark the Evangelist Mark the Evangelist ( la, Marcus; grc-gre, Μᾶρκος, Mârkos; arc, ܡܪܩܘܣ, translit=Marqōs; Ge'ez: ማርቆስ; ), also known as Saint Mark, is the person who is traditionally ascribed to be the author of the Gospel of Mark. Acco ...

(5–68), traditionally ascribed author of the Gospel of Mark *

Mark of Cornwall Mark of Cornwall ( la, Marcus, kw, Margh, cy, March, br, Marc'h) was a sixth-century King of Kernow (Cornwall), possibly identical with King Conomor. He is best known for his appearance in Arthurian legend as the uncle of Tristan and the husb ...

(), king of Kernow *

Pope Mark Pope Mark ( la, Marcus) was the bishop of Rome from 18 January to his death on 7 October 336. Little is known of Mark's early life. According to the ''Liber Pontificalis'', he was a Roman, and his father's name was Priscus. Mark succeeded Syl ...

(died 336), Pope of the Catholic Church from 18 January to 7 October 336 *

Mark (given name) Mark is a common male given name and is related to the Latin word Mars. It means "consecrated to the god Mars (mythology), Mars", and also may mean "God of war" or "to be warlike". ''Marcus (praenomen), Marcus'' was one of the three most common Rom ...

, a male given name, includes a list of notable people with the name *

Mark (surname) Mark as a surname may refer to: * Donald Mark (1926-2018), American judge *Hans Mark (1929–2021), German-born American aerospace engineer *Heinrich Mark (1911–2004), Estonian politician *Jacob Mark (born 1991), Danish politician *Melissa Mark ...

, includes a list of notable people with the name

Places

Mereg Mereg ( fa, مرگ; also known as Mark, Merek, Merk, and Mirg) is a village in Sarkal Rural District, in the Central District of Marivan County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. As of the 2006 census, it had a population of 372, distributed among 80 fa ...

(also Mark), a village in Sarkal Rural District, in the Central District of Marivan County, Kurdistan Province, Iran

Europe

* Amt Dahme/Mark a collective municipality in the district of Teltow-Fläming in Brandenburg, Germany *

Amt Lindow (Mark) Amt Lindow (Mark) is an '' Amt'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Ostprignitz-Ruppin, in Brandenburg, Germany. Its seat is in Lindow. The ''Amt'' Lindow (Mark) consists of the following municipalities: # Herzberg # Lindow # Rüthnick ...

, a collective municipality in the district of Ostprignitz-Ruppin in Brandenburg, Germany *

Baruth/Mark Baruth/Mark is a town in the Teltow-Fläming district of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 24 km east of Luckenwalde, and 53 km south of Berlin. Geography Baruth/Mark is structured in the following parts of town,Main constitution of ...

, a town in the Teltow-Fläming district of Brandenburg, Germany *

County of Mark The County of Mark (german: Grafschaft Mark, links=no, french: Comté de La Marck, links=no colloquially known as ) was a county and state of the Holy Roman Empire in the Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle. It lay on both sides of the Ruhr River ...

, a county and state of the Holy Roman Empire in the Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle * Friesack/Mark, a town in the Havelland district in Brandenburg, Germany *

Mark (Dender) The Mark (Dutch) or Marcq (French) is a river in Belgium, right tributary of the Dender. It rises around south-west of Enghien, Hainaut, close to the village St-Marcou in the forests of Bois de Ligne en Bois d'Enghien. It passes through the homo ...

, a river in Belgium *

Mark (Dintel) The Mark () is a river in Belgium and the Netherlands. Characteristics The Mark rises north of Turnhout, Belgium, in the municipality of Merksplas. It passes through Hoogstraten before crossing the border with the Netherlands. In the city c ...

, a river in Belgium and the Netherlands * Mark Hundred, a Västergötland hundred in Sweden *

Mark Municipality Mark Municipality (''Marks kommun'') is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in southwest Sweden. The municipal seat is located in the center of Kinna town. The municipality was created through the Municipal Reform Act of 1971 by the amalg ...

, a municipality in Västra Götaland County in southwest Sweden *

Mark, Somerset Mark is a village and civil parish which lies approximately from Bridgwater, from Axbridge, and from Highbridge in the Sedgemoor district of the county of Somerset, England. It includes the hamlets of Yarrow and Southwick. The Mark Yeo ri ...

, an English village and civil parish * Mark Lane, a road in London

United States

Mark, Illinois Mark is a village in Putnam County, Illinois, Putnam County, Illinois, United States. The population was 555 at the 2010 census, up from 491 in 2000. It is part of the Ottawa, Illinois, Ottawa Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, Micropolit ...

, a village in Putnam County, Illinois *

Mark, Missouri Mark is an extinct town in Marion County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features throug ...

, an extinct town in Marion County, in the U.S. state of Missouri

Sports

* Mark, a term used in professional wrestling with multiple meanings *

Mark (Australian rules football) A mark in Australian rules football is the catch of a kicked ball which earns the catching player a free kick. The catch must be cleanly taken, or deemed by the umpire to have involved control of the ball for sufficient time. A tipped ball, or ...

, where a player cleanly catches a kicked ball that has travelled more than 15 metres without anyone else touching it *

Mark (rugby) In rugby union, a player may mark a ball, which means that the player may catch it and cannot be tackled by rival players, and the marking player takes a free-kick at the position of the mark. To mark a ball, the player must catch the ball inside ...

, a play in which a player may catch the ball and take a free-kick at the position of the mark

Other

Gospel of Mark The Gospel of Mark), or simply Mark (which is also its most common form of abbreviation). is the second of the four canonical gospels and of the three synoptic Gospels. It tells of the ministry of Jesus from his baptism by John the Baptist to h ...

, one of the four canonical gospels and one of the three synoptic gospels *

March (territory) In medieval Europe, a march or mark was, in broad terms, any kind of borderland, as opposed to a national "heartland". More specifically, a march was a border between realms or a neutral buffer zone under joint control of two states in which di ...

(also mark), a medieval European term for any kind of borderland * , an HTML element used for highlighting relevant text in a quotation * Mark, the victim of a

confidence trick A confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using their credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, confidence, irresponsibility, and greed. Researchers have def ...

Mark (designation) The word ''mark'', followed by number, is a method of designating a version of a product. It is often abbreviated as Mk or M. This use of the word possibly originates from the use of physical marks made to measure height or progress. Furthermore ...

, a method of designating a version of a product *

Mark (dinghy) The Mark is a single-hander class of small sailing dinghy. The design in plywood came from the pen of Billy Morton from Morton's Yacht Supplies, Priory Road, Hollywood, Belfast Northern Ireland. It first appeared in the 1964, in competition with t ...

, a single-hander class of small sailing dinghy *

Mark (unit) The Mark (from Middle High German: Marc, march, brand) is originally a medieval weight or mass unit, which supplanted the pound weight as a precious metals and coinage weight from the 11th century. The Mark is traditionally divided into 8 ounces or ...

, a medieval weight or mass unit that supplanted the pound weight as a precious metals and coinage weight from the 11th century * , vessel of the US Army and the US & Taiwanese Navies *

Mark and space Mark and space are terms used in telecommunications to describe two different signal states of a communications signal, generally at the physical layer of a communications system. The terms derive from the early days of the electric telegraph syst ...

, terms used in telecommunications to describe two different signal states of a signal