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The krone (Danish: [ˈkʰʁoːnə]; plural: kroner; sign: kr.; code: DKK) is the official currency of Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands, introduced on 1 January 1875. [3] Both the ISO code "DKK" and currency sign "kr." are in common use; the former precedes the value, the latter in some contexts follows it.
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. The Danish 25 øre coin ceased to be legal tender on 1 October 2008. [2] The only Danish coin currently in use with a value below DKr 1 is the 50 øre.
The reverse featured the coat of arms of Denmark with the denomination written underneath. [1] The coin was minted in the years 1875, 1876, 1892, and 1898. [2] A second silver krone was minted in 1915 and 1916, with King Christian X of Denmark on the obverse. [3] It was struck to the same specifications as the previous coin. [4]
The 1997 series of Danish Banknotes are part of the physical form of Denmark's currency, the Danish Krone (kr.), issued by Danmarks Nationalbank. The 1997 series commenced in March 1997 and has since been replaced by the 2009 series. The series was introduced gradually between 1997 and 1999. [1]
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]
The latter's conversion to 4.50 German gold marks (hence, 1 krone = 1.125 marks) established the gold parity of the krone: one gram of fine gold worth 2.79 marks was equivalent to 2.48 krone (or 0.4032 g gold per krone).
The Danish krone was introduced to Iceland in 1874, replacing the earlier Danish currency, the rigsdaler. In 1885, Iceland began issuing its own banknotes. The Icelandic krona separated from the Danish krone after the dissolution of the Scandinavian Monetary Union at the start of World War I and Icelandic sovereignty from Denmark in 1918. The ...
The Hindsgavl Dagger (Danish: Hindsgavldolken), found in 1886 on the Danish island of Fænø, then owned by Hindsgavl Manor on Funen, hence the name, is one of the finest examples of a so-called fishtail flint dagger from the end of the Nordic Stone Age. It is now in the collection of the National Museum of Denmark.