Reichsmark
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The Reichsmark was the official monetary unit of Germany from 1924 until its replacement after World War II, most infamously associated with the Nazi era economy.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reichsmark canonical | 32 |
| German Reichsmark | 2 |
| German monetary reform of 1923 | 1 |
| Reichspfennig | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T74505 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reichsmark Context triple: [Nazi Germany, currency, Reichsmark]
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A.
Deutsche Mark
The Deutsche Mark was the former official currency of West Germany and later unified Germany, renowned for its stability and strength until it was replaced by the euro.
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B.
Dutch guilder
The Dutch guilder was the former national currency of the Netherlands, used for centuries until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
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C.
Polish marka
The Polish marka was the paper currency used in Poland in the years immediately following World War I, before being replaced by the złoty.
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D.
Swiss franc
The Swiss franc is the official currency of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, known for its stability and status as a major global reserve currency.
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E.
Soviet ruble
The Soviet ruble was the official monetary unit of the USSR, used throughout the Soviet planned economy until the country's dissolution in 1991.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reichsmark Target entity description: The Reichsmark was the official monetary unit of Germany from 1924 until its replacement after World War II, most infamously associated with the Nazi era economy.
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A.
Deutsche Mark
The Deutsche Mark was the former official currency of West Germany and later unified Germany, renowned for its stability and strength until it was replaced by the euro.
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B.
Dutch guilder
The Dutch guilder was the former national currency of the Netherlands, used for centuries until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
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C.
Polish marka
The Polish marka was the paper currency used in Poland in the years immediately following World War I, before being replaced by the złoty.
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D.
Swiss franc
The Swiss franc is the official currency of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, known for its stability and status as a major global reserve currency.
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E.
Soviet ruble
The Soviet ruble was the official monetary unit of the USSR, used throughout the Soviet planned economy until the country's dissolution in 1991.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former currency of Germany
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ |
| banknoteDenominations |
1 Reichsmark
ⓘ
10 Reichsmark ⓘ 100 Reichsmark ⓘ 1000 Reichsmark ⓘ 2 Reichsmark ⓘ 20 Reichsmark ⓘ 5 Reichsmark ⓘ 50 Reichsmark ⓘ |
| coinDenominations |
1 Reichsmark
ⓘ
1 Reichspfennig ⓘ 10 Reichspfennig ⓘ 2 Reichsmark ⓘ 2 Reichspfennig ⓘ 5 Reichsmark ⓘ 5 Reichspfennig ⓘ 50 Reichspfennig ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| currencySignPlacement | after amount ⓘ |
| demonetized | late 1940s ⓘ |
| denominationSystem | coins and banknotes ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
early postwar period ⓘ interwar period ⓘ |
| introduced | 1924 ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | none ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn |
Allied occupation of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied-occupied Germany
Nazi Germany ⓘ Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Reichsbank ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Nazi-era economic policies
ⓘ
subject to heavy inflation during and after World War II ⓘ use in financing German rearmament ⓘ |
| officialName | Reichsmark self-link ⓘ |
| reasonForIntroduction | stabilization after hyperinflation of early 1920s ⓘ |
| region |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
German Reich
|
| replacedByCurrency |
Deutsche Mark
ⓘ
East German mark ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency |
Papiermark
ⓘ
Rentenmark ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subunit | Reichspfennig ⓘ |
| subunitRatio | 1 Reichsmark = 100 Reichspfennig ⓘ |
| successorCurrencyRegion |
West Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
East Germany ⓘ
surface form:
German Democratic Republic
|
| symbol |
RM
ⓘ
ℛℳ ⓘ |
| usedIn | German-occupied territories during World War II ⓘ |
| usedInEconomyType |
command economy measures under Nazi regime
ⓘ
war economy of Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 1948 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Reichsmark Description of subject: The Reichsmark was the official monetary unit of Germany from 1924 until its replacement after World War II, most infamously associated with the Nazi era economy.
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Deutsche Mark
subject surface form:
Deutsche Mark
this entity surface form:
Reichspfennig
this entity surface form:
German monetary reform of 1923
this entity surface form:
German Reichsmark
subject surface form:
Wartheland