Hamburg mark
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The Hamburg Mark refers to two distinct currencies issued in the city of Hamburg until 1875:
- The Hamburg Mark Banco, a bank money and an accounting unit, and
- The Hamburg Mark Courant, an actual coin.
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Quick Facts Hamburger Mark (German), Unit ...
Hamburger Mark (German) | |
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Unit | |
Plural | Mark |
Denominations | |
Subunit | |
1⁄16 | Schilling |
1⁄192 | Pfennig |
Plural | |
Schilling | Schillinge |
Pfennig | Pfennige |
Demographics | |
User(s) | Hamburg, British Heligoland |
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Each mark is divided into 16 schilling, each of 12 pfennig. Three marks were equal to a Reichsthaler, Germany's main unit of currency which the Hamburger Bank (Bank of Hamburg) defined and maintained until 1875.