Crown (currency)
A crown is a unit of currency used in the Czech Republic, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark."Crown", or its equivalent in other languages, is derived from the Latin word corona. The symbol for crown is usually "kr". Some countries use another symbol for it like Íkr, -, Kč.
The local name for "crown" depends on the official language of the country.Current use
- Czech: koruna
- Norwegian and Danish: krone
- Icelandic and Faroese: króna
- Swedish: krona
- Greenlandic: koruuni
- Northern Sami: ruvdna
- Estonian: kroon
- German: Krone
- Hungarian: korona
- Slovak: koruna
Historical use of a currency called crown
