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kronen

Kronen is the plural form of Krone, the German noun for crown. In historical contexts, Kronen has also referred to currency units in German-speaking lands, most notably in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, where the monetary unit was called Krone and the plural Kronen appears in many German-language sources. The kronen circulated as coins and banknotes across Cisleithania and Hungarian territories during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. After the empire’s dissolution in 1918, successor states adopted their own currencies, with some regions using korona/koruna forms or otherwise reorganizing monetary systems.

Beyond historical finance, Kronen is encountered as a surname and in the names of places or businesses

Related terms include Krone (the singular), as well as koruna/koruna-like names used in other languages and regions.

in
German-speaking
areas.
In
modern
German,
the
term
Kronen
is
typically
only
used
in
historical
discussions
or
as
a
plural
noun,
rather
than
as
a
current
currency
designation.
The
word’s
etymology
traces
back
to
the
crown
or
coronation
symbol,
a
common
motif
in
heraldry
and
currency
naming.