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Prussian thaler

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0in use today
8dated histories in this lineage

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18731900195020002026CURRENT CURRENCIES / CONTINUATIONSAustrian schilling → Euro · 1999 · DocumentedDeutsche Mark → Euro · 1999 · DocumentedGerman mark → Lithuanian litas · 1922 · DocumentedGerman mark → Austrian schilling · 1945 · DocumentedSouth German florin → German mark · 1873 · DocumentedGerman mark → Deutsche Mark · 1948 · DocumentedGerman mark → East German mark · 1948 · DocumentedPolish mark → Polish złoty · 1924 · Documented · Later adoption into an existing currencyGerman mark → Danzig gulden · 1923 · DocumentedGerman mark → Polish mark · 1919–1920 · Documented · Later adoption into an existing currencyGerman mark → Estonian interwar currency · 1919 · DocumentedGerman mark · Dated evidence: 1873–1948. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.German markPrussian thaler · Dated evidence: 1873. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Prussian thalerSouth German florin · Dated evidence: 1873. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.South German florinEstonian interwar currency · Dated evidence: 1918–1941. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Estonian interwar currencyPolish mark · Dated evidence: 1919–1924. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Polish markLithuanian litas · Dated evidence: 1922–1941. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Lithuanian litasDanzig gulden · Dated evidence: 1923–1939. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Danzig guldenPolish złoty · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1924–1995. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.PLNPolish złotyAustrian schilling · Dated evidence: 1945–2002. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Austrian schillingDeutsche Mark · Dated evidence: 1948–2002. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Deutsche MarkEast German mark · Dated evidence: 1948–1990. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.East German markPrussian thaler → German mark · 1873 · DocumentedThe same euro identity, following Austrian schilling · 1999EUREuroThe same euro identity, following Deutsche Mark · 1999EUREuro

Connected currencies from other lineages appear as context and are excluded from the lineage count. Historical track lengths follow dated evidence and connections; they do not establish complete lifetimes. Every euro endpoint represents the same currency.

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