Krone
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Krone (the cognate of Crown) may refer to:
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[edit] General
- Crown (literal translation)
- ADC KRONE, formerly The KRONE Group, a German telecommunications company acquired by ADC Telecommunications
- KRONE LSA-PLUS, a popular telecommunications connector
- Krone an der Brahe, the German name for Koronowo, Poland
- Diu Crône, a medieval poem
- Kronen Zeitung, an Austrian tabloid
[edit] Name
- Julie Krone, American jockey
- Sigismund Ernst Richard Krone (1861-1917), German naturalist.
[edit] 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 krone, the currency of Norway
- Danish krone, the currency of Denmark
- Icelandic króna, the currency of Iceland
- Swedish krona, the currency of Sweden
- Estonian kroon, the pre-Euro currency of Estonia
- Austro-Hungarian krone, the currency of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1892
- Yugoslav krone, a currency of the former Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes
- Fiume Krone, currency of the City of Fiume (1919–1920), succeeded by Italian Lira
Currencies that also mean crown:
- Czech koruna, the currency of the Czech Republic
- Slovak koruna, the pre-Euro currency of Slovakia
[edit] See also
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