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East German mark (German Democratic Republic usage only)


Name: East German mark
Defn: 100pfg=100pf=1m=1dm=1mdn
Symbol:
Code: DDM
Desc:
Units of money:
pfennig pf, pfg 1
mark m, mdn 100

Users of this currency: Russian occupation of Germany (54 stamps, 1948-1949), German Democratic Republic (3114 stamps, 1949-1990) Show with all usages

Denominations used by German Democratic Republic in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
1pf 3   7/10/1950 gray dt=scientists (1950) d=Leonhard Euler (1950) ... 12/1953 blk issue=1953c d=Hauer
2pf 1   1953 gray issue=1953a dt=portraits (1953) d=Käthe Kollwitz (1948)
5pf 190   7/10/1950 grn dt=scientists (1950) d=Alexander von Humboldt ... 1/9/1990 dt=bees (1990) d=collecting nectar from Apple blossom
5+5pf 9   2/17/1960 dt=Sachsenhausen victims d=Lothar Erdmann ... 5/5/1965 issue=20th Anniversary of Liberation
6pf 9   7/10/1950 pur dt=scientists (1950) d=Theodor Mommsen (1950) ... 8/1/1954 blvio issue=1954 official
8pf 7   7/10/1950 redbrn dt=scientists (1950) d=Wilhelm von Humboldt ... 8/1/1954 brnorg issue=1954 official
10pf 625   7/10/1950 dkgraygrn dt=scientists (1950) d=Helmholtz ... 7/2/1990 dkultra dt=buildings (1990) d=Albrecht Castle & Cathedral Meissen
10+5pf 66   2/17/1960 dt=Sachsenhausen victims d=Ernst Schneller ... 9/5/1989 issue=International Solidarity 1989 d=African children UNICEF emblem
= 10pf+5pf 1   11/23/1953 sl d=Wartburg Castle from east
10+10pf 1   8/23/1965 issue=for North Vietnam
12pf 27   10/27/1949 bl d=letter carriers ... 8/1/1954 ultra issue=1954 official
12+3pf 2   10/30/1949 gray issue=Stamp Day 1949 d=magnifying glass over Bavaria first stamp, 8/26/1950 brnblk issue=Debria Stamp Exhibition
12+4pf 1   6/14/1950 blgrn issue=200th Anniversary of the Death of Johann Sebastian Bach
15pf 141   1953 dpbrn issue=1953a dt=portraits (1953) ... 4/4/1989 issue=150 years remote railway; 200th birthday of Friedrich List d=Friedrich List
15+5pf 8   6/8/1960 vio&gray dt=Sachsenhausen victims d=Lorenz Breunig ... 5/5/1965 issue=20th Anniversary of Liberation
16pf 8   7/10/1950 prusbl dt=scientists (1950) d=Jacob Grimm ... 8/1/1954 dkvio issue=1954 official
20pf 635   7/10/1950 viobrn dt=scientists (1950) d=Nernst ... 6/19/1990 dt=treasures of the German State Library d=Rules of the Order of the Knights of the Hospital of St Mar
20+5pf 14   2/25/1955 ... 5/9/1989 issue=Pentecost meeting (FDJ); World Festival of youth and student d=Buildings in Pyongyang emblem-Pentecost meeting FDJ World Festival of youth & student
20+10pf 25   2/17/1960 dt=Sachsenhausen victims d=Lambert Horn ... 8/9/1988 issue=Olympics 1988 d=hurdles (1988)
24pf 42   3/2/1950 grnbl issue=winter sports tournament,Schierke d=skater ... 9/4/1954 issue=Leipzig Fair 1954 d=Leipzig Fair 1954
24+6pf 1   6/14/1950 ol issue=200th Anniversary of the Death of Johann Sebastian Bach
24+12pf 1   3/5/1950 redvio issue=Leipzig Fair 1950 dt=people in groups d=First porcelain at fair
25pf 373   1953 issue=1953a dt=portraits (1953) ... 6/19/1990 dt=treasures of the German State Library d=Rudimentum novitiorum 1475
25+5pf 1   7/19/1977 issue=Tone And Sports Party, Leipzig d=gymnastics (1977)
25+10pf 15   2/17/1960 dt=Sachsenhausen victims d=Gustl Sandtner ... 1/15/1980 issue=Winter Olympics 1980 d=Special jumper Sculpture by Günther Schütz 1934
30pf 60   10/27/1949 red d=letter carriers ... 10/2/1990 issue=Schliemann death 100th d=Heinrich Schliemann double mug
30+8pf 1   6/14/1950 brnred issue=200th Anniversary of the Death of Johann Sebastian Bach
30+14pf 1   3/5/1950 rosecar issue=Leipzig Fair 1950 dt=people in groups d=Firsr sample fair
35pf 237   8/11/1952 dkbl dt=famous people (1952 German Democratic Republic) d=Avicenna ... 5/15/1990 issue=Pope John Paul II 70th d=Pope John Paul II (1990 German Democratic Republic)
35+10pf 1   5/18/1976 issue=Olympics 1976 d=Shooting sports facilities in Suhl
35+15pf 2   2/28/1990 issue="We Are The People" d=Nikolai Church Leipzig demonstrators coat of arms, 5/8/1990 issue=150 years stamps d=Saxony 1
40pf 110   1953 issue=1953a dt=portraits (1953) ... 3/6/1990 dt=Andreas Schluter sculptures
40+10pf 3   3/24/1964 issue=Resistance Heroes 1964 ... 10/28/1969 issue=stamp exhibition
40+20pf 4   2/17/1960 dt=Sachsenhausen victims d=Hans Rothbarth ... 9/24/1963 bl&blk issue=Resistance Heroes 1963 b
45pf 2   5/24/1972 d=Trade Union, 11/25/1980 dt=Narrow Gauge Railways In The GDR d=Small railway lines
48pf 7   3/14/1953 issue=Marx death 70th d=Marx & Engels (1953) ... 8/1/1954 pur issue=1954 official
50pf 175   10/9/1949 bl&dkbl issue=UPU 75th d=bird carrying letter & globe ... 10/2/1990 issue=Astronautics Federation Congress 1990 d=Earth
50+16pf 1   6/14/1950 bl issue=200th Anniversary of the Death of Johann Sebastian Bach
50+20pf 2   8/16/1977 issue=Philatelic Exhibition SOPHILEX d=Painting of L Zitzmann, 8/9/1988 issue=Olympics 1988 d=cycling
55pf 1   11/25/1980 dt=Narrow Gauge Railways In The GDR d=Small railway lines
60pf 17   1953 issue=1953a dt=portraits (1953) ... 7/2/1990 brn dt=buildings (1990) d=Kyffhaeuser Monument
70pf 111   1954 issue=1954 ovpts d=family oc=blk on=issue=1953c-84pf ... 10/2/1990 issue=Astronautics Federation Congress 1990 d=Moon (1990)
70+5pf 1   8/8/1989 issue=National Stamp Exhibition 1989 d=Devilfountain
70+30pf 1   10/4/1962 viobrn issue=Resistance Heroes 1962 b
80pf 12   1953 dkbl issue=1953a dt=portraits (1953) ... 7/2/1990 redbrn dt=buildings (1990) d=Sanssouci palace Potsdam
84pf 5   1953 issue=1953a dt=portraits (1953) ... 8/1/1954 brn issue=1954 official
84+41pf 2   7/1/1950 brnred issue=Debria Stamp Exhibition, 8/26/1950 brnred issue=Debria Stamp Exhibition
85pf 51   5/22/1973 dt=GDR-made rail cars d=Travel train carriages ... 4/17/1990 dt=dinosaur skeletons d=Skull of Brachiosaurus
90pf 4   4/5/1988 issue=District Towns In The North Of The GDR dt=District Towns In The North Of The GDR d=Bergen auf Rügen ... 2/20/1990 dt=flying machines
100pf 36   2/3/1976 issue=80. Birthday Of Dr. Richard Sorge d=Richard Sorge ... 10/2/1990 issue=Astronautics Federation Congress 1990 d=Mars (1990 German Democratic Republic)
= 1dm 1   12/2/1975 issue=Winter Olympics 1976 d=Innsbruck
= 1m 17   5/26/1950 olgrn issue=1950 d=Pieck (1950 dm) ... 6/8/1982 issue=Dimitrov 100th d=Commemorative Medal
= 1mdn 5   2/10/1965 dkol issue=Ulbricht reissue ... 10/6/1969 issue=television tower d=c.sheet
100+10pf 1   6/10/1980 issue=25 Years INTERFLUG
110pf 6   11/22/1988 issue=100. Birthday of Friedrich Wolf d=Friedrich Wolf (1988) ... 6/19/1990 dt=treasures of the German State Library d=Cover from the music library of Princess Anna Amalia of Prus
115pf 2   1/11/1983 issue=150th Anniversary Of Johannes Brahms d=Johannes Brahms, 4/11/1983 issue=Karl Marx death 100th d=Marx
120pf 4   2/3/1987 dt=Historic Post Offices (1987) d=Postamt Kirschau ... 9/20/1988 issue=500 Years Schiffer Company, Stralsund d=Brig Hope 1844
125pf 1   12/14/1976 issue=Rumpelstiltskin dt=Rumpelstiltskin
130pf 1   11/11/1980 dt=Geophysics
135pf 3   9/8/1987 issue=750 Years Berlin d=Thalmann monument ... 10/3/1989 issue=40 Years German Democratic Republic d=Construction Workers
150pf 2   6/10/1980 issue=25 Years INTERFLUG, 8/12/1980 dt=items in the Optical Museum, Jena d=Optical museum Carl Zeiss
180pf 1   12/9/1980 dt=historic toys (1980) d=Old toys
200pf 1   7/2/1990 dkblvio dt=buildings (1990) d=Cathedral of Magdeburg
= 2m 7   5/26/1950 redbrn issue=1950 d=Pieck (1950 dm) ... 10/14/1980 crimlake issue=1980 d=state emblem
= 2mdn 2   2/10/1965 brn issue=Ulbricht reissue, 1969 brn d=Ulbricht
300pf 1   4/10/1984
= 3m 2   1973 roselil issue=1973 dt=buildings (1973 German Democratic Republic) d=arms (1973), 7/21/1981 dkredlil issue=1980 d=state emblem
500pf 2   9/10/1985, 7/2/1990 dpgrn dt=buildings (1990) d=Palace Schwerin
= 5m 1   1/3/1951 bl issue=1950 d=Pieck (1950 dm)

Used by 3114 stamps of German Democratic Republic: (See all uses as list)
10/9/1949 50pf bl&dkbl issue=UPU 75th d=bird carrying letter & globe
10/27/1949 12pf bl d=letter carriers wmk=mult flowers
10/27/1949 30pf red d=letter carriers wmk=mult flowers
semipostal 10/30/1949 12+3pf gray issue=Stamp Day 1949 d=magnifying glass over Bavaria first stamp
3/2/1950 12pf blvio issue=winter sports tournament,Schierke d=skier wmk=mult flowers
3/2/1950 24pf grnbl issue=winter sports tournament,Schierke d=skater wmk=mult flowers
semipostal 3/5/1950 24+12pf redvio issue=Leipzig Fair 1950 dt=people in groups d=First porcelain at fair wmk=mult flowers perf=13½
semipostal 3/5/1950 30+14pf rosecar issue=Leipzig Fair 1950 dt=people in groups d=Firsr sample fair wmk=mult flowers perf=13½
5/1/1950 30pf carred issue=60th Anniversary of the 1st.of May Celebrations d=1. MAI & globe & Sun
5/26/1950 24pf redbrn issue=1950 d=Pieck (1950 pf) wmk=mult flowers
5/26/1950 1m olgrn issue=1950 d=Pieck (1950 dm) wmk=mult flowers
5/26/1950 2m redbrn issue=1950 d=Pieck (1950 dm) wmk=mult flowers
5/26/1950 12pf dkbl issue=1950 d=Pieck (1950 pf) wmk=mult flowers
semipostal 6/14/1950 12+4pf blgrn issue=200th Anniversary of the Death of Johann Sebastian Bach
semipostal 6/14/1950 24+6pf ol issue=200th Anniversary of the Death of Johann Sebastian Bach
semipostal 6/14/1950 30+8pf brnred issue=200th Anniversary of the Death of Johann Sebastian Bach
semipostal 6/14/1950 50+16pf bl issue=200th Anniversary of the Death of Johann Sebastian Bach
semipostal 7/1/1950 84+41pf brnred issue=Debria Stamp Exhibition
7/10/1950 10pf dkgraygrn dt=scientists (1950) d=Helmholtz wmk=mult flowers
7/10/1950 50pf dpultra dt=scientists (1950) d=Harnack wmk=mult flowers
7/10/1950 24pf red dt=scientists (1950) d=Leibniz (1950) wmk=mult flowers
7/10/1950 20pf viobrn dt=scientists (1950) d=Nernst wmk=mult flowers
7/10/1950 16pf prusbl dt=scientists (1950) d=Jacob Grimm wmk=mult flowers
7/10/1950 12pf dkbl dt=scientists (1950) d=Max Planck 1950 wmk=mult flowers
7/10/1950 8pf redbrn dt=scientists (1950) d=Wilhelm von Humboldt wmk=mult flowers
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5/15/1990 70pf issue=ITU 125th d=Philipp Reis 1834-1874
6/5/1990 20pf issue=Stamp Exhibition of Youth 1990 d=Historical & modern buildings in Halle
6/19/1990 20pf dt=treasures of the German State Library d=Rules of the Order of the Knights of the Hospital of St Mar
6/19/1990 25pf dt=treasures of the German State Library d=Rudimentum novitiorum 1475
6/19/1990 50pf dt=treasures of the German State Library d=Nizami Chosroú wa Shirin 18th century
6/19/1990 110pf dt=treasures of the German State Library d=Cover from the music library of Princess Anna Amalia of Prus
7/2/1990 10pf dkultra dt=buildings (1990) d=Albrecht Castle & Cathedral Meissen
7/2/1990 30pf dkolgrn dt=buildings (1990) d=Goethe-Schiller monument Weimar
7/2/1990 50pf dkblgrn dt=buildings (1990) d=Brandenburg Gate Berlin (1990)
7/2/1990 60pf brn dt=buildings (1990) d=Kyffhaeuser Monument
7/2/1990 70pf dkbrn dt=buildings (1990) d=Semper Opera Dresden
7/2/1990 80pf redbrn dt=buildings (1990) d=Sanssouci palace Potsdam
7/2/1990 100pf mar dt=buildings (1990) d=Wartburg Eisenach
7/2/1990 200pf dkblvio dt=buildings (1990) d=Cathedral of Magdeburg
7/2/1990 500pf dpgrn dt=buildings (1990) d=Palace Schwerin
8/28/1990 30pf issue=postal system 500th d=postman c 1486
8/28/1990 50pf issue=postal system 500th d=The small postrider Dürer 16th century Postman 1590
8/28/1990 70pf issue=postal system 500th d=Carriages to 1595 diligence 1750
8/28/1990 100pf issue=postal system 500th d=Railway mail cars 1872 & 1900
9/18/1990 30pf graybl&multi d=Louis Lewandowski
10/2/1990 30pf issue=Schliemann death 100th d=Heinrich Schliemann double mug
10/2/1990 30pf issue=Astronautics Federation Congress 1990 d=Dresden skyline
10/2/1990 50pf issue=Astronautics Federation Congress 1990 d=Earth
10/2/1990 70pf issue=Astronautics Federation Congress 1990 d=Moon (1990)
10/2/1990 100pf issue=Astronautics Federation Congress 1990 d=Mars (1990 German Democratic Republic)

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