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Iceland was forced to devalue the Icelandic krona in 1922, by 23% against the Danish krone, which saw the beginning of an independent monetary policy in Iceland, and was to be the first of many subsequent devaluations of the krona. [2] In 1925 the krona was pegged to the British pound for the next 14 years until the spring of 1939.
Iceland: Icelandic króna: 1922–present Replaced Danish krone. Norway: Norwegian krone: 1875–present Replaced Norwegian speciedaler. [1] Sweden: Swedish krona: 1873–present Replaced Swedish riksdaler [1]
All three countries still use the same currencies as during the monetary union, but they lost their peg, one to one, in 1914. The Icelandic króna is a derivative of the Danish krone, established after Iceland was elevated to a separate kingdom in union with Denmark in 1918. Iceland cut its ties to Denmark in 1944 and became a republic.
Tourism can be a lifeline for struggling economies. After the financial crisis of 2008, the value of the Icelandic krona tanked, along with the Iceland Stock Exchange.
The goal of Iceland in this market intervention was to stem capital outflows, to restore confidence in the Icelandic economy, thus, stabilizing the krona. In 2008, IMF approved $2.1 billion, 2-year loan to Iceland. The purpose of the loan was to help revive the economy to allow the Icelandic krona to gain value.
Later that year, the mint released a 1,000 Icelandic króna coin commemorating the 1,000th anniversary of Leif Ericson's discovery of the Americas. This coin was struck on the same planchet as the silver dollar that also commemorated the event. [12] The year 2017 marked the 225th anniversary of the US Mint.
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