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| Currency name | Norwegian Krone |
| Symbol | kr |
| Also known as | NOK, Norwegian Krone, 1 kr = 100 øre |
| ISO code | NOK |
| Banknotes | 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 kr |
| Coins | 1, 5, 10, 20 kr |
| Central bank | Norges Bank - Website: www.norges-bank.no |
| Countries | 1 country: Norway (capital: Oslo, major cities: Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim) |
| Population | 5.4 mil. |
History
The Norwegian krone (kr or NOK) is the official currency of the Kingdom of Norway and its territories (Svalbard and Jan Mayen). The name means "crown" in Norwegian, sharing its etymology with other Scandinavian currencies. Norway introduced the krone in 1875 when it joined the Scandinavian Monetary Union with Denmark and Sweden, replacing the speciedaler at 4 kroner per speciedaler.
The Scandinavian Monetary Union, which created a common currency zone among the three Nordic nations, functioned until World War I disrupted international monetary arrangements. Norway managed its own krone thereafter, navigating the turbulent interwar years with varying degrees of success. Like other European nations, Norway was occupied by Germany in World War II (1940–1945).
Norway's postwar economic development was reshaped fundamentally by the discovery of oil in the North Sea in the late 1960s. Oil production from the 1970s transformed Norway into one of the world's wealthiest nations per capita. In 1990, Norway established the Government Pension Fund Global (informally the "Oil Fund") to invest petroleum revenues abroad — it has grown to become the world's largest sovereign wealth fund.
The krone is managed by Norges Bank under an inflation-targeting mandate. Oil revenues give Norway a structural current account surplus, but paradoxically the krone is not as strong as Norway's wealth might suggest, partly because the Oil Fund invests its assets abroad. The krone is sensitive to oil price movements and global risk appetite.
Sources:
"Norwegian krone", Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_krone
"Government Pension Fund of Norway", Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Pension_Fund_of_Norway