Swedish Krona (SEK)

The Swedish Krona is issued by Sveriges Riksbank.

Alphabetic code
SEK
Numeric code
752
Symbol
kr
Minor units
2
Example
SEK 1,234.50
Used in
Sweden

History

  1. 1873 Sweden goes onto the gold standard and introduces the krona as its currency unit, equal to 0.403225 grams of gold.
  2. 1992 On 19 November Sweden abandons its fixed exchange rate after a defence of the krona with rescue packages and sharp interest rate rises, and the krona floats.
  3. 2003 On 14 September Swedish voters reject adopting the euro in an advisory referendum, with 55.9% voting no and 42.0% yes.

Live exchange rates

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