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9 unusual facts about Deutsche Mark


1970–71 Bundesliga

Over 60 players from ten clubs were involved and nearly one million marks had been paid.

Boreal Transport Bane

However, Gråkallbanen pointed out to the politicians that is was possible to purchase used articulated trams for DEM 20,000 from the Stuttgart Stadtbahn.

Eberhard von Brauchitsch

In his work for Flick KG, he was responsible for the donation of about 26 million Deutsche Mark to all the major German political parties and their associated foundations between 1969 and 1981.

Gerdy Troost

During denazification she was classified as "less responsible" (Minderbelastete) by the Hauptspruchkammer and sentenced to a fine of 500 DM and a 10 year Berufsverbot.

Grünenthal GmbH

In 1970, DM 100 million were paid by Grünenthal and about DM 320 million by the Federal Government of Germany to the Foundation for Disabled People.

John Woolfe

Woolfe paid DM140,000 (£16,000) for the car, which was delivered to him at the Circuit de la Sarthe ahead of practice.

Mahfouz Ould al-Walid

In 1998, Germany began monitoring Mohamedou Ould Slahi's accounts, and it was noticed that al-Walid had asked him to spare some money twice, resulting in a DM8,000 transfer in December and one other situation in which he sent him money.

Otto Wolff

Several years and lawsuits later, they received seven million Deutsche Marks, a fraction of the original value.

Wim Duisenberg

Under his direction, the Dutch guilder was linked to the German Deutsche Mark, and this benefited the Dutch economy, owing to the strength of the German currency.


Blic

It also ran a havily advertised sweepstakes with the grand prize being a Volkswagen Polo Classic car and DM30,000.

Hami Mandıralı

In 1998, he joined the German club Schalke 04 for DM7 million (3.5 million), but remained there for one year only.

Hürth-Kalscheuren station

The station was built in 1859 at the initiative of the city of Hürth, but was renamed Hurth-Kalscheuren as a result of a contribution of the equivalent of Deutsche Mark 14,000 from Kalscheuren.

Plaza Accord

The Plaza Accord or Plaza Agreement was an agreement between the governments of France, West Germany, Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom, to depreciate the U.S. dollar in relation to the Japanese yen and German Deutsche Mark by intervening in currency markets.

Sibylle Rauch

She entered the adult industry in 1987, accepting a 100,000 Mark salary offered by the former porn actress and then producer Teresa Orlowski to star in the two-parts pornographic film Born for Love.

Željko Samardžić

Almost 40 years old at this point, his big break came unexpectedly when some businessmen who enjoyed his nightclub performances brought him to the elite club Ambassador and also financed him with DM30,000 to record an album with Marina Tucaković and Aleksandar "Futa" Radulović.


see also

East German mark

With the Monetary, Economic, and Social Union of Germany on 1 July 1990 (in preparation for German reunification on 3 October 1990) the Deutsche Mark became the currency of East Germany.

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission

The first stage provided for compensation for Hugo Princz and a small group of other known concentration camp survivors, through a lump-sum payment to the United States of 3 million Deutsche Mark (about $2.1 million).