Westmark
/ˈwɛstmɑːk/ /ˈvɛstmɑːk/Now historical
noun
The currency unit (1948–90) of West Germany, as distinguished from the Ostmark of East Germany.
- From 1990 the West German Deutschmark was adopted throughout the reunified country..
Origin
1940s. From German Westmark from West + Mark, so called informally in order to distinguish the West German currency from the East German currency informally called the Ostmark.