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The krone was the thirteenth-most-traded currency in the world by value in April 2010, down three positions from 2007. [1] The Norwegian krone is also informally accepted in many shops in Sweden and Finland that are close to the Norwegian border, and also in some shops in the Danish ferry ports of Hirtshals and Frederikshavn.
The word "krone/krona" literally means "crown", and the differences in spelling of the name represent the differences between the North Germanic languages. The political union between Sweden and Norway was dissolved in 1905, but this did not affect the basis for co-operation in the monetary union.
The Norwegian 10-øre coin was deprecated on 23 February 1992 and ceased to be legal tender in 1993. From then on, the only Norwegian coin in use with a value below NOK 1 was the 50-øre coin, which was also deprecated on 1 May 2012. The original value were the 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, and 50-øre coins.
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. [1] Sweden: Swedish krona: 1873–present Replaced Swedish riksdaler [1]
Banknotes of the Norwegian krone; M. Maine penny; N. Norwegian penning; Norwegian rigsdaler; O. Øre; R. Royal Norwegian Mint; Media in category "Currencies of Norway"
This template renders a Norwegian currency value (NOK) with an ISO 4217 identifier linked to the Norwegian krone article. {{NOK|123.45}} produces 123.45 ...
The previous edition (1979), no longer valid, was the first Norwegian banknote featuring a woman: Camilla Collett (1813–1895), author, feminist activist, sister of Henrik Wergeland (author and poet), and daughter of Nicolai Wergeland (priest and co-founder of the Norwegian constitution). Camilla actually replaced her brother on the 100 kroner ...
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