Mein deutscher Kollege ist gerade in den Ruhestand gegangen und bevor er nach Deutschland zurückkehrte, um seinen Ruhestand zu genießen, schenkte er mir diese. Ich habe keine Ahnung, was das ist, außer dass es sich um Banknoten handelt. Ich vermute, dass er mir diese gegeben hat, nachdem wir über den Geldmangel in Finnland gesprochen hatten
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Von DessuHessu
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They are Ostmark (bank notes of the former German Democratic Republic), basically Commie Marks.
A souvenir from old times and not worth anything anymore.
185 Ostmark, that’s 46.25 €, 92.50 DM or 925 Ostmark on the black market /s
Thes are in really excellent condition. Keep them, maybe you can donate them to a Museum in Like 20-30 years.
How much job did you make for him?
This is a complete set of banknotes from the former GDR. A compete set like this is worth about 30-40 € if you find a collector willing to buy them.
Frame them and thats all.
Give them to me. Especially the one with Karl Marx 😄
5 Mark – Thomas Müntzer
10 Mark – Clara Zetkin
20 Mark – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
50 Mark – Friedrich Engels
100 Mark – Karl Marx
They are just called Mark. Not Ostmark (which would be the Nazi German term for Austria :D). Like everybody said, thats the money of the DDR/GDR. You cant exchange those anymore, thats stuff for collectors. There are some collectors for Mark, cause thats a comparatively small field to collect.
>> I have no idea what they are<<
And Google did not tell you….?
I recommend seeking advice from someone knowledgeable in numismatics (the study of coins) to get a clearer picture of this.
At first glance, the banknots appear to be in very good condition.
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Thats really cool
The value of banknotes as collection items is strongly tied to their status. Uncirculated banknotes are always preferred. These seem to be in great condition although they don’t seem uncirculated.
Hundert Marx
The old DDR (GDR/East-Germany) currency in very good condition.
thanks for all the answers, I think I’ll frame them and donate to museum once the time is right 😄
One month of rent in the GDR.
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Damn, is there somewhere in Berlin I can buy these?
The irony of printing Marx on a bank note is truly amazing
What’s really funny, is that Karl Marx, who advocated for a moneyless society, gets placed on the highest bank note.
And I almost asked „Why didn’t they put Rosa Luxemburg on one of the notes?“, but then I realized that the Soviets weren’t really fond of her.
Our coworker ⚒️
No tienen valor monetario, son billetes de la antigua DDR
The bills are NOT in good condition for collection standards.
They have big creases, rounded corners etc. Clearly have been in circulation. Collectors will want fresh bills without marks of circulation.
Worth around 15-30€ to someone interested in history, a serious currency collector will not want these are all.
In uncirculated condition, no waves, no creases perfect corners, you can get like 50-70€.
I’d just keep these.
Like other people pointed out these are bank notes of the former GDR in pristine condition. It is not possible to exchange these officialy anymore, but collectors would take them for sure.
Their actual worth would be 46,25€, but like I said there is no official currency exchange for these. If collectors come asking, 50€ should be the very minimum to part with these, but that’s the absolute minimum. Maybe hold on to them some time and keep them in this condition, value will rise