Valkean kruunu

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Valkean kruunu
ISO 4217
Unit
Pluralkruunut
Symbolkr
Nicknamecrown (English), krona (Nynorsk)
Denominations
Subunit
 ​1100sentti
Plural
 senttisentit
Symbol
 senttis
Nickname
 sentticent
Banknotes
 Freq. used50, 100, 200, 500 kr
 Rarely used1000 kr
Coins1, 2, 5, 10, 20 kr
Demographics
User(s) Valkea
Issuance
Central bankBank of Valkea

The Valkean kruunu (plural: krunuut, sign: kr, code: VKR) is the currency of the Republic of Valkea. The ISO code "VKR" and currency sign "kr" are used to identify the kruunu; the former precedes the numeric value while the latter follows it. It is sometimes called the Valkean crown in English, as kruunu means "crown" in Valkean.

One kruunu is divided into 100 cents (sentit, singular: sentti), although the last coins denominated in cents were withdrawn from circulation in 2016.

History

The modern incarnation of the kruunu was introduced upon the Kingdom of Valkea's switch to the gold standard in 1874.

Coins

Coins in circulation
Value Diameter Thickness Weight Composition Edge
1 kr 19.5 mm 1.6 mm 3.4 g Copper-plated steel Smooth
2 kr 20 mm 1.8 mm 3.8 g Milled
5 kr 23.5 mm 2.1 mm 6 g Cupro-nickel Smooth
10 kr 25 mm 2.3 mm 7.2 g Milled
20 kr 28 mm 2.4 mm 8.5 g Aluminium bronze Interrupted milling

Banknotes