| 释义 |
Ostmark|ˈɒstmɑːk|
[G., f. Ost east + mark mark n.2 2 c.]
The name sometimes given in western countries to the currency of the German Democratic Republic, usu. to distinguish it from the West German Mark.
1948Times 9 July 5/6 In the Soviet sector [of Berlin],..only the Ostmark, the temporary currency of the Soviet zone, circulates legally. Ibid., There was no intention that the Deutschemark [sic] should rival the Ostmark as a currency in the western sectors. [1950Britannica Bk. of Year 300/2 According to a report of the Deutsche Notenbank the note circulation in Eastern Germany was estimated in Feb. 1949 at Deutsche Mark (Ost) 4,112 million.] 1959Times 18 Feb. 14/4 West German demand for Ostmarks is relatively weak. Ibid. 14/5 The ‘real’ value of the Ostmark is about ·50 west mark. 1972R. W. Last tr. Freund's From Cold War to Ostpolitik 28 The commandants of the western sectors declared that the Soviet orders relating to the introduction of the Ostmark into Greater Berlin were null and void. |