A crown is a unit of currency used in the Czech Republic, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark (including the Faroe Islands and Greenland).
"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.
koruna
krona
koruuni
ruvdna
kroon
Krone (capital letter k)
korona
koruna
Country | Currency | Period | Notes |
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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. |
Norwegian krone | 1875–present | Replaced Norwegian speciedaler. | |
Sweden | Swedish krona | 1873–present | Replaced Swedish riksdaler |
Country | Currency | Period | Notes | |
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Austria | Austrian krone | 1918–1925 | Replaced by Austrian schilling. | |
Austrian Netherlands kronenthaler | 1755–1794 | Replaced by the French franc | ||
Austro-Hungarian krone | 1892–1918 | Replaced by Austrian krone and Hungarian korona. | ||
Bohemian and Moravian koruna | 1939–1945 | Replaced by Czechoslovak koruna. | ||
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. | |
Fiume krone | 1919–1920 | Replaced by Italian Lira | ||
Hungarian korona | 1919–1926 | Abandoned due to inflation. Replaced by Hungarian pengő. | ||
Liechtenstein krone | 1898–1921 | Replaced by Liechtenstein franc | ||
Slovakia | Slovak koruna | 1939–1945; 1993–2008 | Replaced by euro. | |
Yugoslav krone | 1918–1920 | Replaced by Yugoslav dinar |