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Crown (currency)
A crown is a unit of currency used in the Czech Republic, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark (including the Faroe Islands and Greenland).[citation needed]
Alternative names edit
"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.[citation needed]
The local name for "crown" depends on the official language of the country.[citation needed]
Current use edit
- Czech: koruna
- Norwegian and Danish: krone
- Icelandic and Faroese: króna
- Swedish: krona
- Greenlandic: koruuni
- Northern Sami: ruvdna
Historical use edit
- Estonian: kroon
- German: Krone (capital letter k)
- Hungarian: korona
- Slovak: koruna
Current use of a currency called crown edit
| 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. |
| Greenland | Greenlandic koruuni | 2008–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 edit
| Country | Currency | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Austrian krone | 1918–1925 | Replaced by Austrian schilling. |
| 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. |
| Hungary | Hungarian korona | 1919–1926 | Abandoned due to inflation. Replaced by Hungarian pengő. |
| Slovakia | Slovak koruna | 1939–1945; 1993–2008 | Replaced by euro. |