Krona definitions

krō'nə
The basic monetary unit of Sweden.
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The basic monetary unit of Iceland.
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The currency unit of Iceland, comprised of 100 aurar, and Sweden, comprised of 100 øre.
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The official currency of Sweden.
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Origin of krona

Icelandic króna from Old Norse krūna from Middle Low German krūne, krōne ultimately from Latin corōna wreath, crown (from the crown printed on the coin) crown

Sentence Examples

  • The counting unit in the Swedish coinage is the krona, equal to i i shilling.

  • The krona equals Ioo Ore.

  • Silver pieces of 2 and i krona, 50, 25 and 10 Ore are struck, and bronze pieces of 5, 2, 'and i ore.

  • The big companies spent hundreds of millions of Swedish krona on the Yes campaign.

  • European Bloc Eurosystem currencies plus the Danish krone, the Swedish krona, the Norwegian krone, the Greek drachma and the Swiss franc.

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