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The krona (Swedish: ⓘ; plural: kronor; sign: kr; code: SEK) is the currency of the Kingdom of Sweden.It is one of the currencies of the European Union.Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use for the krona; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it but, especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value.
Swedish krona: 1873–present Replaced Swedish riksdaler [1] Historical use of a currency called crown. Country Currency Period Notes Ref
Kvitt eller dubbelt — Tiotusenkronorsfrågan (literally: Double or Nothing - The 10,000 Kronor Question) was a Swedish game show based on the American version called The $64,000 Question. [1] It was the first game show to be broadcast on Swedish television and became one of the most watched television shows of the 1950s and 1960s.
The main events in the monetary history of the Krona are: Introduction of the Krona, based on the gold standard on 5 May 1873. (1 kg of gold = 2480 Kronor) The tie to gold is abolished on 2 August 1914. The tie to gold is de facto re-established in November 1922. The tie to gold is de jure re-established on 1 April 1924
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The silver coins retained the .750 fineness of the preceding issues, causing the 10 öre coin to weigh just 0.85 grams. From 1858, the Rikes Ständers Bank issued banknotes for 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 riksdaler riksmynt. Production of these notes was taken over by Sveriges Riksbank in 1869, with the notes issued until 1873.
This in fact is from a progress report by the Riksbank on possible Swedish entry into the euro, which states that the lead in time for coin changeover could be reduced through using the portrait of King Carl XVI Gustaf introduced on the 1- and 10-kronor coins in 2001 as the national side on Swedish 1-and 2 euro coins. [141]
The Scandinavian Monetary Union was a monetary union formed by Denmark and Sweden on 5 May 1873, with Norway joining in 1875. It established a common currency unit, the krone/krona, based on the gold standard.