Danish krone

Danish krone
500 kroner banknote1 krone coin
ISO 4217
CodeDKK (numeric: 208)
Subunit0.01
Unit
Unitkrone
Pluralkroner
Symbolkr.
Denominations
Subunit
1100øre
Plural
øreøre (singular and plural)
Banknotes
 Freq. used50, 100, 200, 500 kroner[1]
 Rarely used1000 kroner (to be phased out on 31 May 2025)
Coins50-øre, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 kroner
Demographics
ReplacedDanish rigsdaler
User(s)
Issuance
Central bankDanmarks Nationalbank
 Websitewww.nationalbanken.dk
Valuation
Inflation1.4%
 SourceStatistics Denmark, August 2024
 MethodConsumer price index
EU Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM)
Since13 March 1979
1 € =7.46038 kr.[2]
Band2.25%
Special banknotes are issued for use on the Faroe Islands–see Faroese króna

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. 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: [ˈøːɐ]; singular and plural), the name øre is probably derived from the Latin word for gold.[4] Altogether there are eleven denominations of the krone, with the smallest being the 50 øre coin (one half of a krone). Formerly there were more øre coins, but those were discontinued due to inflation.

The krone is pegged to the euro via the ERM II, the European Union's exchange rate mechanism. Adoption of the euro is favoured by some of the major political parties; however, a 2000 referendum on joining the Eurozone was defeated with 53.2% voting to maintain the krone and 46.8% voting to join the Eurozone.[5]

  1. ^ "Danish banknotes and coins today". www.nationalbanken.dk. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Monetary and exchange-rate policy". www.nationalbanken.dk. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. ^ "History of Danish coinage". Denmark's Nationalbank. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  4. ^ "øre,2 —". ordnet.dk. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Folkeafstemning om euroen den 28. september 2000" (in Danish). Folketinget. 8 August 2006. Retrieved 24 September 2012.

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