The
krone (; plural:
kroner;
sign:
kr.;
code:
DKK) is the official
currency of
Denmark,
Greenland and the
Faroe Islands, introduced on 1 January 1875. Both the ISO code "DKK" and currency sign "kr." are in common use; the former precedes the value, the latter in some contexts follows it. The currency is sometimes referred to as the
Danish crown in
English, since
krone literally means
crown. Historically, krone coins have been minted in Denmark since the 17th century.