rentenmark

noun

ren·​ten·​mark

ˈrentᵊnˌmärk

sometimes capitalized

: a temporary German monetary unit used for banknotes issued in 1923 to stabilize currency, made equivalent to one billion inflated imperial marks, and superseded by the reichsmark

Word History

Etymology

German, from rente income (from Old French) + mark

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

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