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A crown is a unit of currency used in Norway, Sweden, Denmark (including the Faroe Islands and Greenland), Iceland, and the Czech Republic.
Alternative names
"Crown", or its equivalent in other languages, is derived from the Latin word corona. The symbol for crown is usually "kr". Some countries use another symbol for it like Íkr, -, Kč.
The local name for "crown" depends on the official language of the country.
Current use
- Czech: koruna
- Norwegian and Danish: krone
- Icelandic and Faroese: króna
- Swedish: krona
- Northern Sami: ruvdna
Historical use
- Estonian: kroon
- German: Krone (capital letter k)
- Hungarian: korona
- Slovak: koruna
Current use of a currency called crown
| Country | Currency | Period | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czech Republic
|
Czech koruna | 1993–present | Replaced Czechoslovak koruna. | |
 Denmark
|
Danish krone | 1873–present | Replaced Danish rigsdaler | |
 Faroe Islands
|
Faroese króna | 1949–present | Form of Danish krone. | |
 Iceland
|
Icelandic króna | 1922–present | Replaced Danish krone. | |
 Norway
|
Norwegian krone | 1875–present | Replaced Norwegian speciedaler. | |
 Sweden
|
Swedish krona | 1873–present | Replaced Swedish riksdaler |
Historical use of a currency called crown
| Country | Currency | Period | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austria
|
Austrian krone | 1918–1925 | Replaced by Austrian schilling. | |
 Austrian Netherlands
|
Austrian Netherlands kronenthaler | 1755–1794 | Replaced by the French franc | |
 Austria-Hungary
|
Austro-Hungarian krone | 1892–1918 | Replaced by Austrian krone and Hungarian korona. | |
 Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
|
Bohemian and Moravian koruna | 1939–1945 | Replaced by Czechoslovak koruna. | |
| Czechoslovakia
|
Czechoslovak koruna | 1919–1939; 1945–1993 | Replaced by Czech koruna and Slovak koruna. | |
 Estonia
|
Estonian kroon | 1928–1940; 1992–2011 | Soviet rouble used in-between. Replaced by euro. | |
 Free State of Fiume
|
Fiume krone | 1919–1920 | Replaced by Italian Lira | |
 Hungary
|
Hungarian korona | 1919–1926 | Abandoned due to inflation. Replaced by Hungarian pengő. | |
 Liechtenstein
|
Liechtenstein krone | 1898–1921 | Replaced by Liechtenstein franc | |
 Slovakia
|
Slovak koruna | 1939–1945; 1993–2008 | Replaced by euro. | |
 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
|
Yugoslav krone | 1918–1920 | Replaced by Yugoslav dinar |
See also
References
- ^ Wigglesworth, Robin (27 August 2024). "The krone conundrum: Welcome to the crown show". FT.com. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- Kirchner, Jonathan (2020). Currency and Coercion: The Political Economy of International Monetary Power. Princeton University Press. pp. 246–247. ISBN 9780691222226.
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