East Germany

5 DDR Mark banknote (Thomas Müntzer)

The 5 DDR mark banknote shows German theologian and preacher Thomas Müntzer. On the back of the purple-colored Fünf Mark note is an image of combined harvesters at work.

You get: £0.05095

1 DEM = £0.0101900000

50 Pfennig Forumscheck DDR (1979)

The 50 pfennig forum banknote has the text ‘Fünfzig pfennig’ and ‘Forum scheck’ on the front side. The violet colored banknote is the equivalent of half a mark and was used as a means of payment for Westerners visiting East Germany during the Cold War era.

You get: £0.00510

1 DEM = £0.0101900000

1 Mark ForumScheck DDR (1979)

This banknote of 1 mark was used for payments by Western visitors in East Germany during the Cold War. The brown colored ‘forum scheck’ has the text ‘Eine Mark’ printed on the front side.

You get: £0.01019

1 DEM = £0.0101900000

10 DDR Mark banknote (Clara Zetkin)

The brown colored 10 DDR mark bill pictures Marxist theorist and activist Clara Zetkin. On the back of the brown colored Zehn Mark note is a female radio operator at work in a radio station.

You get: £0.10190

1 DEM = £0.0101900000

20 DDR Mark banknote (Goethe)

The green colored 20 DDR mark bill shows German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. On the back of the green colored Zwanzig Mark banknote are school children on stairs.

You get: £0.20380

1 DEM = £0.0101900000

5 Mark ForumScheck DDR (1979)

The 5 Mark forum scheck is a type of banknote that Western visitors used when they visited East Germany (DDR) during the Cold War. The green colored banknote has the text ‘Fünf Mark’ printed on the front side.

You get: £0.05095

1 DEM = £0.0101900000

10 Mark ForumScheck DDR (1979)

The blue colored 10 mark Forum Scheck was used as a means of payment for tourists and visitors to Eastern Germany during the Cold War. Text on the DDR 10 Mark Forumscheck bill reads ‘Zehn Mark’.

You get: £0.10190

1 DEM = £0.0101900000

50 DDR Mark banknote (Friedrich Engels)

The banknote of 50 DDR mark features a portrait of German philosopher Friedrich Engels on the front side. The back side of the blue-colored Fünfzig Mark note shows an oil refinery.

You get: £0.50950

1 DEM = £0.0101900000

100 DDR Mark banknote (Karl Marx)

The blue colored 100 DDR mark bill shows Communist philosopher Karl Marx. The back of the Hundert Mark banknote shows a street scene in East Berlin.

You get: £1.01900

1 DEM = £0.0101900000

5 DDR Mark banknote (Alexander von Humboldt)

The 1964 dated banknote of 5 Mark from DDR East Germany features German philosopher Alexander von Humboldt and the Humboldt University in Berlin.

You get: £0.05095

1 DEM = £0.0101900000

50 Mark ForumScheck DDR (1979)

This 50 Mark Forum Cheque was used for payments by people visiting Eastern Germany during the Cold War. The red colored bill has the text ‘Fünfzig Mark’ and ‘Forum Scheck’ printed on it.

You get: £0.50950

1 DEM = £0.0101900000

10 DDR Mark banknote (Friedrich von Schiller)

The banknote of 10 DDR Mark from communist East Germany shows the portrait of German poet Friedrich von Schiller on the front side. The back side of the 10 DDR mark bill features Zeiss factory in Jena.

You get: £0.10190

1 DEM = £0.0101900000

100 Mark ForumScheck DDR (1979)

The 100 Mark forumscheck was the highest denomination banknote used for payments by visitors to Communist East Germany during the Cold War. The olive-green colored banknote has a simple design with geometrical patterns and a cross. Text on the one hundred mark forum cheque reads ‘Hundert Mark’ and ‘fH’.

You get: £1.01900

1 DEM = £0.0101900000

20 DDR Mark banknote (Goethe 1964)

The reddish brown colored 20 East German mark bill features writer Goethe and the National Theater building in Weimar.

You get: £0.20380

1 DEM = £0.0101900000

50 DDR Mark banknote (Friedrich Engels 1964)

On the 50 DDR mark banknote is a portrait of the German philosopher and communist figurehead Friedrich Engels. On the back side of the Fünfzig Mark bill are three combined harvesters at work in a field.

You get: £0.50950

1 DEM = £0.0101900000

100 DDR Mark banknote (Karl Marx 1964)

On the 1964 version of the 100 Mark banknote is a portrait of communist figurehead and philosopher Karl Marx. On the back side of the 100 DDR mark bill is the Brandenburg gate in East Berlin.

You get: £1.01900

1 DEM = £0.0101900000

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5 DDR Mark banknote (Thomas Müntzer)

50 Pfennig Forumscheck DDR (1979)

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10 DDR Mark banknote (Clara Zetkin)

20 DDR Mark banknote (Goethe)

5 Mark ForumScheck DDR (1979)

10 Mark ForumScheck DDR (1979)

50 DDR Mark banknote (Friedrich Engels)

100 DDR Mark banknote (Karl Marx)

5 DDR Mark banknote (Alexander von Humboldt)

50 Mark ForumScheck DDR (1979)

10 DDR Mark banknote (Friedrich von Schiller)

100 Mark ForumScheck DDR (1979)

20 DDR Mark banknote (Goethe 1964)

50 DDR Mark banknote (Friedrich Engels 1964)

100 DDR Mark banknote (Karl Marx 1964)

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