1948 Germans exchanging Reichsmarks for Deutsche Marks
April 22, 2026
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as posted by the channelDate: 1st July 1948
Location: Unspecified
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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BANKS Germans queuing up to exchange Reichsmarks for the new Deutsche Marks in the Western zones
BERLIN Currency reform in Western Zones brings long queues at banks to change old Reichsmarks for new "Duetsche Mark" Hands seen counting out money
CURRENCY People in Western Zones seen changing old Reichsmarks for current Deutsche marks in banks. Hands seen counting out note etc
GERMANY Germans in Western Zones queuing up to exchange the Reichsmarks for the new Deutsche Marks in front of Banks. Shots of hands counting notes
MONEY. Germans in Western zones queuing to change old Reichsmarks for new "Deutsche Mark" Hands seen counting out money etc
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bank, banks, banking, economy, cash, finance, currency; deutschmarks
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