Krone
Encyclopedia
General
- CrownCrown (headgear)A crown is the traditional symbolic form of headgear worn by a monarch or by a deity, for whom the crown traditionally represents power, legitimacy, immortality, righteousness, victory, triumph, resurrection, honour and glory of life after death. In art, the crown may be shown being offered to...
(literal translation) - ADC KRONE, formerly The KRONE Group, a German telecommunications company acquired by ADC TelecommunicationsADC TelecommunicationsADC Telecommunications was a communications company located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, a southwest suburb of Minneapolis. It was acquired by TE Connectivity in December 2010 and now ceases to exist as a separate entity...
- KRONE LSA-PLUSKrone LSA-PLUSKRONE LSA-PLUS is an insulation-displacement connector for telecommunications. It is a proprietary European alternative to 110.-History:...
, a popular telecommunications connector - Krone an der Brahe, the German name for KoronowoKoronowoKoronowo is a town on the Brda River in Poland, located in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, 25 km from Bydgoszcz, with 10,818 inhabitants . It is located at N 53°19 - E 17°56...
, Poland - Diu CrôneDiu CrôneDiu Crône is a Middle High German Arthurian poem of about 30,000 lines, dating from around the 1220s and attributed to Heinrich von dem Türlin...
, a medieval poem - Kronen ZeitungKronen ZeitungThe Kronen Zeitung, commonly known as the Krone, is Austria's largest newspaper. According to a Österreichische Media-Analyse study, the average daily readership is 2,970,000 , which corresponds to 43,7% of all newspaper readers...
, an Austrian tabloid - Julie KroneJulie KroneJulie Krone , is a retired American jockey. In 1993, she became the first female jockey to win a Triple Crown race when she captured the Belmont Stakes aboard Colonial Affair...
, American jockey
Currency
The practice of using "Crown"/"Krone" as the name of a currency developed from coins often bearing the picture of a monarch. However, the name is currently used also for the currency of republics.- Norwegian kroneNorwegian kroneThe krone is the currency of Norway and its dependent territories. The plural form is kroner . It is subdivided into 100 øre. The ISO 4217 code is NOK, although the common local abbreviation is kr. The name translates into English as "crown"...
, the currency of Norway - Danish kroneDanish kroneThe krone is the official currency of the Kingdom of Denmark consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. It is subdivided into 100 øre...
, the currency of Denmark - Icelandic krónaIcelandic krónaThe króna is the currency of Iceland. The króna is technically subdivided into 100 aurar , but in practice this subdivision is no longer used....
, the currency of Iceland - Swedish kronaSwedish kronaThe krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...
, the currency of Sweden - Estonian kroonEstonian kroonIn 1992, coins were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 20 & 50 senti, as well as 1 kroon. The 1 kroon was struck in cupronickel, the others in aluminum-bronze. However, in 1997, nickel-plated steel 20 senti were introduced, followed by aluminum-bronze 1 kroon in 1998. 5 senti coins were not...
, the pre-Euro currency of Estonia - Austro-Hungarian kroneAustro-Hungarian kroneThe Krone or korona was the official currency of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1892 until the dissolution of the empire in 1918...
, the currency of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1892 - Yugoslav kroneYugoslav kroneThe krone was a short-lived, provisional currency used in parts of the then newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes which had previously been part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.-History:...
, a currency of the former Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes - Fiume KroneFiume KroneThe Fiume Krone was introduced in the Free State of Fiume on 18 April 1919 by the stamping the previous Austro-Hungarian krone notes by the Italian National Council of Fiume who effectively exercised power in the City...
, currency of the City of Fiume (1919–1920), succeeded by Italian Lira
Currencies that also mean crown:
- Czech korunaCzech korunaThe Czech koruna or Czech crown has been the currency of the Czech Republic since 8 February 1993 when, together with its Slovak counterpart, it replaced the Czechoslovak koruna at par....
, the currency of the Czech Republic - Slovak korunaSlovak korunaIn 1993, coins were introduced in denominations of 10, 20 and 50 haliers, 1, 2, 5 and 10 korunas. The 10 and 20 halier coins were taken out of circulation on 31 December 2003....
, the pre-Euro currency of Slovakia
See also
- Krona (disambiguation)
- Koruna (disambiguation)
- Crown (British coin)