Danish krone
dansk krone · In circulation in 3 countries and territories
- ISO code
- DKK
- Symbol
- kr
- Minor unit
- 100
- Notes
- 4
- Coins
- 6
- Issued by
- Danmarks Nationalbank
Notes and coins in circulation
- kr50
- kr100
- kr200
- kr500
The Danish krone’s largest current denomination is kr500, worth about $76.76: the 23rd most valuable top note among the 150 circulating currencies we have verified, where the median is $27.18.
ATM commonly dispensed by cash machines
Bars are scaled to face value on a log scale, not to physical size. Shading indicates value: we have not verified this issuer’s colours. Converted at mid-market reference rates; what a counter pays is always less.
| Notes | Size (mm) |
|---|---|
| kr50 | 139 × 72 |
| kr100 | 150 × 78 |
| kr200 | not recorded |
| kr500 | 164 × 85 |
| Coins | Size (mm) |
|---|---|
| kr1 | not recorded |
| kr2 | not recorded |
| kr5 | not recorded |
| kr10 | not recorded |
| kr20 | not recorded |
| kr50 | not recorded |
Getting cash
Danish cash machines usually dispense 500 and 200 krone notes. Cash use is low and falling, and some shops have stopped accepting it entirely outside the hours when they are legally required to.
What it is worth
| Currency | 1 DKK = | 1 unit = |
|---|---|---|
| USD | 0.1535 USD | 6.51 DKK |
| EUR | 0.1338 EUR | 7.47 DKK |
| GBP | 0.1148 GBP | 8.71 DKK |
| INR | 14.7189 INR | 0.07 DKK |
Mid-market reference rates, snapshot 22 September 2026: indicative only. What you actually receive is always less. Work out the real cost →
Where it is used
- Denmark
- Faroe Islands
- Greenland
One currency across several jurisdictions: notes issued in one are normally accepted throughout, though local issuers and designs can differ.
Practical guides
Tools
What exchanging costs →
Paste the rate you were quoted and see the gap against mid-market.
Do I need to declare it? →
Both legs of any route: where you leave and where you arrive.
Is a torn note still valid? →
How much must survive, and who pays out.
How big is a Danish krone note? →
Drawn to scale against a bank card, and against any other currency.
One-page cash sheet →
Notes, border limits and damaged-note rules, on a page you can fold.
Sources: last verified 22 September 2026 secondary sourced
- ISO 4217 currency list (SIX Group, the ISO 4217 registrar) · retrieved 22 September 2026 primary
- Danish krone (Wikipedia) · retrieved 22 September 2026 secondary
- Unicode CLDR: currency display names and symbols · retrieved 22 September 2026 primary