Therefore, the German mark is extremely undervalued by virtue of being combined with many other currencies of much weaker economies.
In 1960 the German mark had a fixed exchange rate with the US dollar which, in turn, was officially fixed to gold.
The German mark and the German Central Bank, the Bundesbank, ruled the roost during those times, with the Swiss not too far behind.
If the euro were to break up and a new German Mark was issued, Germany may find itself in a similar position to Switzerland.
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Soon after, Mr Trichet oversaw the change to an anti-inflationary franc fort (strong franc) policy, to pave the way for currency union with the strong, low-inflation German mark.
And it's enough to make people like Berlin businessman Horst Freiberg, who never felt much love for the euro currency, pine more than ever for the return of the German mark.
This became clear when, on May 28th, the Bundesbank vehemently attacked Mr Waigel's plan to revalue the German gold reserves and mark up the profit as a way of making Germany's public finances look less dire.
Indeed, a weekend poll indicates that 50% of the German people want the Deutsche mark back.
D-mark would hurt German exports, just when Germany's economy is in the doldrums.
World record holder Spofforth turned second behind Daniela Samulski but took the lead with a superb turn as the German faded at the 60m mark.
The Swiss had led the German veterans up to the halfway mark, but when it mattered they were unable to match the form they had shown on the first day.
Back in the heyday, when countries in the European Union dreamed up their economic union, most figured they could hitch their economies to the German locomotive, with its powerful mark currency and economy.
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D-mark, the secure anchor of German prosperity and of Europe's monetary system, for the benefit of others.
With team-mate Felipe Massa qualifying third, half a second behind Alonso and pole-sitter Sebastian Vettel, and ahead of the German's Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber, it was Ferrari's best qualifying result of the season so far.
Keen to smooth tensions over the euro zone crisis when Hollande and Merkel met this month to mark 50 years of Franco-German reconciliation, French chefs chose to reproduce the famous meal of filet of beef and raspberry macaroons prepared in 1962 for post-war leaders Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer when they signed their friendship treaty.
The mark briefly outlived the fall of the German Empire and the foundation of the Weimar Republic in 1918, but was ruined by the inflation of the early 1920s.
Such sentiments mark a significant departure from the role the German bond market has played since the European debt crisis first exploded with concerns about Greece in the first half of 2010.
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On the track, German Rosberg was half a second clear of Red Bull's Mark Webber in practice, while reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel came fourth.
Germany wants to build a centre to mark the fate of millions deported after the war from historically German lands in eastern Europe.
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The currency regime that would succeed it would mean the re-emergence of the mark as the Continent's dominant currency and rule by the German Bundesbank, which is even less accountable to Europe's public than the European Central Bank.
The BBC's Mark Lowen in Athens says the timing of the arrest is unfortunate for German-Greek relations.
While reading French and German at New College, Oxford, his fondness for Abba and the Bee Gees did not mark him out as a satirist.
"Now that Facebook, despite trying hard, has not been successful in the German market, the company seeks to obstruct StudiVZ through court action, " said Chief Executive Mark Riecke on Monday.
After the war, when Coventry Cathedral, which had almost been obliterated by German bombs in 1940, was celebrating its reconstruction and Britten was asked for a new composition to mark the dedication, he quickly agreed.
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Some of the jokes hit the mark but it's an uneven performance and a few members of the mainly French and German audience look utterly bemused.
She reached the mark on her second effort and did not make any other attempts until the sixth and final series with German Betty Heidler winning silver ahead of Slovakian Martina Hrasnova.
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