krone

¹ American  

[kroh-nuh] / ˈkroʊ nə /

noun

plural

kroner

1. a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Denmark, equal to 100 öre. Kr., kr.

2. a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Norway, equal to 100 öre. Kr., kr.

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krone ² American  

[kroh-nuh] / ˈkroʊ nə /

noun

plural

kronen

1. a former gold coin of Germany, equal to 10 marks.

2. korona.

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krone ¹ British  

/ ˈkrəʊnə /

noun

1. the standard monetary unit of Denmark, the Faeroe Islands, and Greenland, divided into 100 øre

2. the standard monetary unit of Norway, divided into 100 øre

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krone ² British  

/ ˈkrəʊnə /

noun

1. a former German gold coin worth ten marks

2. a former Austrian monetary unit

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Etymology

Origin of krone¹

1870–75; < Danish, Norwegian < Middle Low German < Medieval Latin corōna; króna

Origin of krone²

From German, dating back to 1870–75; krone ¹

Example Sentences

The Swiss franc, the closest thing to a haven currency, has also performed well in the past couple of weeks, along with the low-debt oil-exposed Norwegian krone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Analysts anticipate Novo Nordisk to report earnings of 4.90 Danish krone per share on sales of 76.5 billion Danish krone.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

The Norwegian krone is not far from its lowest levels of the year.

From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2023

Norges Bank said higher wage growth and a weaker-than-projected krone will raise inflation and that “international interest rates have risen more than anticipated.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2023

And if you don’t eat breakfast in the hotel they charge you a krone for it anyhow.

From A Book of Burlesques by Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis)