Crown is the English translation of 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 koruna 1993–present Replaced Czechoslovak koruna. Danish krone 1873–present Replaced Danish rigsdaler Faroese króna 1949–present Form of Danish krone. Icelandic króna 1922–present Replaced Danish krone. Norwegian krone 1875–present Replaced Norwegian speciedaler. Swedish krona 1873–present Replaced Swedish riksdaler
Historical use of a currency called crown Country Currency Period NotesRef Austrian krone 1918–1925 Replaced by Austrian schilling.Austrian Netherlands kronenthaler1755–1794Replaced 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. Estonian kroon 1928–1940; 1992–2011 Soviet rouble used in-between. Replaced by euro.Fiume krone1919–1920Replaced by Italian Lira Hungarian korona 1919–1926 Abandoned due to inflation. Replaced by Hungarian pengő.Liechtenstein krone1898–1921Replaced by Liechtenstein franc Slovak koruna 1993–2008 Replaced by euro. Slovak koruna 1939–1945 Replaced by Czechoslovak koruna.Yugoslav krone1918–1920Replaced by Yugoslav dinar
See also
Crown (British coin)
References