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Viking Coinage and Currency in the British Isles, [British Numismatic Society Special Publication 7], London, 2011. Dolley, Michael (1965). Viking Coins of the Danelaw and of Ireland, London: British Museum, 1965. Gooch, M.L. (2012). Money and Power in the Viking Kingdom of York, c. 895-954, University of Durham unpublished PhD thesis, 2012.
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. It was one of the few tangible results of the Scandinavian political movement of the 19th century.
List of most expensive coins Price Year Type Grade Issuing country Provenance Firm Date of sale $18,900,000 1933 1933 double eagle: MS-65 CAC United States: King Farouk of Egypt: Sotheby's [1] June 8, 2021 $12,000,000 1794 Flowing Hair dollar: SP-66 CAC United States Neil, Carter Private sale [2] January 24, 2013 $9,360,000 1787 Brasher ...
A list of all currencies, current and historic. The local name of the currency is used in this list, with the adjectival form of the country or region. The local name of the currency is used in this list, with the adjectival form of the country or region.
Norwegian banknotes are circulated, in addition to Norwegian coins, with a denomination of Norwegian kroner, as standard units of currency in Norway. From 1877, after the establishment of the Scandinavian Monetary Union, Norwegian banknotes of 1000, 500, 200, 100, 50, 10 and 5 kroner have been put into circulation. The first 200 kroner banknote ...
5-sol French coin and silver coins – New France; Spanish-American coins- unofficial; Playing cards – 1685-1760s, sometimes officially New France; 15 and a 30-deniers coin known as the mousquetaire – early 17th century New France; Gold Louis – 1720 New France; Sol and Double Sol 1738–1764; English coins early 19th century
The new currency was issued in banknotes and silver and copper coins. At first, only the Riksens Ständers Wexel-Banco (the Bank of the Riksdag of the Estates ) could issue banknotes but, in 1789, the Riksgälds Kontor ( Swedish National Debt Office ) was established and given the right to issue its own banknotes.
The currency is sometimes referred to as the Danish crown in English, since krone literally means crown. Krone coins have been minted in Denmark since the 17th century. One krone is subdivided into 100 øre (Danish pronunciation:; singular and plural), the name øre is probably derived from the Latin word for gold. [4]