Norwegian krone
currency of Norway
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Summary
Norwegian krone is a currency[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of currency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,403 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Norway[3]
- Instance of: legal tender[4]
- Subclass of: crown[5]
- Commons category: Money of Norway[6]
- Has part(s): Coins of the Norwegian krone[7], Norwegian banknote[8]
- Central bank/issuer: Norges Bank[9]
- Start time: 1875[10]
- Applies to jurisdiction: Norway[11]
- Location of creation: Royal Norwegian Mint[12]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13]
- Replaces: Norwegian rigsdaler[14]
- Short name: NOK[15]
- Price: 0.094 US dollars[16], 0.086 euro[17], 0.99 Swedish krona[18], 0.64 Danish krone[19], 0.20097674699037321381916112305806218220551882147235564845147416443917438752 euro[20]
- Conversion to standard unit: 0.1121201928467317 international United States dollar[21]
- Unit symbol: kr[22]
Why It Matters
Norwegian krone has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]