Danish Krone information
The Danish Krone is the official currency of Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, the ISO 4217 code is "DKK" and the symbol they use for currency is "kr". Each Krone is divided into 100 Øre.
History
The first Danish Krones were minted in the XVII Century. In 1873 Denmark, Sweden and Norway formed a monetary union to use a common currency, the krone. With the arrival of World War II, the union was dissolved. But the three countries continued calling their currencies Krones.
Coins and Banknotes
There are 6 Danish Krone bank notes: 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000 krones. On one side of the note shows images of existing bridges in Denmark representing different architectural styles. On the other side you can see antique objects found near the bridges represented. In addition, a map is displayed with the location of the findings.
Danish Coins are 50 Øre, 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 krones. The image that appears on the coins is of Queen Margrethe II, the coat of arms and the crown.
If you want to familiarize yourself with the krones before your trip, you can see how they are on the website of the National Bank of Denmark.
The Faroe Islands krone
There is a specific issue of Krone for the Faroe Islands as the Bank of Denmark is obliged to issue notes with texts in Faroese. However, this issue has no legal validity in Denmark, just as the Danish Krones are not valid in the Faroe Islands. The exchange rate is 1: 1, so its value is the same and can be exchanged free of charge at the National Bank of Denmark and Danish crowns can also be exchanged in the Faroe Islands.
Danish Krone Rate
The rate of the Danish Krone changes daily. In our table of rates you can see the daily rate and whether it goes up or down. If you want to reserve DKK, go to our “RESERVE” section and fill in the form. You can pick them up in any of the collection exchange offices on the date you specify. Please note that the final price will be on the day of collection.
If, however, you want to keep the rate of the day you reserve because you will get more krone for your euros, you can go to the “BUY” section and you can purchase your krone at that very moment. This way you can keep the rate of the day and have your krones sent to your home in 24-72 hours (depending on the stock of currency).
Remember on your return trip, you can exchange your spare krones to Euros at our exchange offices. But only notes, don’t forget to spend them left over coins or exchange while you’re over there.
Have a nice trip!
