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kroon

American  
[kroon] / krun /

noun

  • kroons,
    plural
  • krooni
    plural
  1. an aluminum bronze coin and monetary unit of Estonia from 1928 to 1940 and from 1992 to 2010, when it was replaced by the euro, equal to 100 marks or senti.


kroon British  
/ kruːn /

noun

  1. the standard monetary unit of Estonia, divided into 100 senti

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of kroon

< Estonian < Swedish krona krona


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The board was an independent entity that pegged the value of the kroon to the German mark and then the euro, and it was meant to remove any hint of currency risk for investors.

From BusinessWeek ● Jul. 19, 2012

The country kept its kroon pegged to the euro, and then nailed those colors to the mast, adopting the euro in 2010.

From BusinessWeek ● Jul. 19, 2012

Indeed, while the central banks of Germany, France and Estonia are vestiges of the Deutsche mark, French franc and Estonian kroon, they don't dictate many banking policies in their borders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2012

Estonia, which hopes to join the euro in January, saw its economy shrink 17% last year after it slashed government spending and refused to devalue the kroon.

From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2010

Of key importance has been   the introduction of the kroon in August 1993 and the subsequent reductions   in inflation to 1%-2% per month.

From The 1993 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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