ostmark
[
awst
-mahrk,
ost
-]
/ˈɔstˌmɑrk, ˈɒst-/
noun
1.
(formerly) a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of East Germany: replaced by the Deutsche mark in 1990.
Origin
1945-50;
<
German:
east mark
British Dictionary definitions for
ostmark
Ostmark
/
ˈɒstˌmɑːk;
German
ˈɔstmark
/
noun
1.
(formerly) the standard monetary unit of East Germany, divided into 100 pfennigs
Word Origin
German, literally: east mark