By January 1995, prices had increased a quadrillion percent in two years, and as a result the German Mark became the country’s Fiat currency.

到了1995年1月，两年内物价上涨了百分之千万亿，结果是德国马克成为了这个国家的法定货币。

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Green tents at the bottom of Pheasant Wood mark the position of eight pits dug hurriedly behind the German lines in 1916.

在雉鸡林的尽头竖起的绿色帐篷，标志着八个坑的位置，是1916年在德国战线后方仓促地挖出来的。

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As Mark Twain observed, a German joke is no laughing matter.

就像马克•吐温说的那样，德国笑话一点都不好笑。

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Therefore, the German mark is extremely undervalued by virtue of being combined with many other currencies of much weaker economies.

FORBES: Why Germany Cannot Escape Inevitable Inflation

In 1960 the German mark had a fixed exchange rate with the US dollar which, in turn, was officially fixed to gold.

FORBES: A Sound Currency Standard Keeps Inflation Quiet

The German mark and the German Central Bank, the Bundesbank, ruled the roost during those times, with the Swiss not too far behind.

FORBES: Currency Manipulation