
The krone is pegged fairly closely to the euro, and therefore the exchange rate will be pretty lousy, having risen about 30% since 2000. The current exchange rate is roughly DKK 5.5 to one U.S. dollar. Fortunately, most expenses on the trip are denominated in dollars, including the airfare and most importantly tuition.
You can tell a lot about a country by what they put on their money. For example, almost all money in India has a picture of Mahatma Gandhi on it. Coins in Denmark have a picture of King Christian V or Queen Margrethe II on them. Pictures on banknotes include Karen Blixen (author), Carl Nielsen (composer), Johanne Luise Heiberg (actress), Neils Bohr (scientist), and Anna and Michael Ancher (painters). Amazingly, Hans Christian Andersen does not seem to have made his way onto any currency. I'm not sure whether this says that Danes have great admiration for the arts and sciences or that nothing has happened there in a long time I'm not sure but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt for now.
If you want to hear a rap song about kroners (actually, kronur, since this is about Iceland) you can go here.
2 comments:
Is there still a monarchy in Denmark? Enlighten us, Flying Danish.
ALso, I think the Danes should put a picture of the Great Dane on them. Dogs are cute. Who wouldn't want a dog on their currency? It's just a suggestion.
Are your parents going to read this? Should I keep my comments to myself?
Good question Mindy! In fact I am working on that post as we speak (the monarchy).
My parents will be reading it but I doubt you could say anything that would offend.
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