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Norwegian Currency
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The currency (valuta in Norwegian) of Norway is
Krone - NOK. The plural form is kroner.
One krone (1.00 NOK/1.00 kr.) is 100 øre (singular and plural are the same).
In the past Norway had smaller denomintions of banknotes (paper money),
such as - 1 kr. (en krone),
5 kr. (fem kroner),
10 kr. (ti kroner) and 20 kr. (tjue kroner. These bills are now out of circulation - and replaced with coins.
 1000 Kroner |
and 1,000.00 NOK.
Also, in the past, Norway had coins in smaller denominations, such as, 1 (ett) øre), 2 (to) øre), 5 (fem) øre), 10 (ti) øre) and 25 (femogtjue) øre), but they are no longer in use, these are now collectors' items only. The smallest denomination circulated now is the 50 øre coin (femtiøring).
Norwegian Kroner and Øre
The coins and paper bills (banknotes), are distributed by the Central Bank of Norway (www.norges-bank.no).
In the States, we talk about "lot's of green", meaning money, in Norway, the money (penger in Norwegian pronounced pang-heir) comes in many different colors.
One US dollar is approaximately 5.795 NOK, but these numbers change constantly.
Since the monetary exchange rates move up and down quickly, contact a proper source to obtain accurate information on the current rates.
As of 2009, the Norwegian krone is the tenth most traded valuta/money on the foreign exchange market.
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