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What does ikr stand for?
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'''What does iKr stand for?'''
  
kr is short for kronor
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It stands for "iKr". The game originated in Sweden, and the Swedish national currency is the kronor, abbreviated '''Kr'''. Some players have insisted that iKr therefore means "imaginary Kronor" or "internet Kronor", but the game's originator never said there was a specific meaning.
ikr stand for imaginary kronor
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ikr is a unit of currency in the game of Tycoon Online and it really does not matter what unit of currency it is in your own head.  We have, ikr as the Kronor is the national currency of Sweden and this is a game that originated in Sweden.
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More countries have been added since then, and their currencies all use a lower-case i followed by the currency symbol of the country — '''iEUR''' (euro) in Portugal and the Netherlands; '''iYTL''' (new lira) in Turkey; and '''i$''' (dollar) in the United States.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 18:46, 21 April 2009

What does iKr stand for?

It stands for "iKr". The game originated in Sweden, and the Swedish national currency is the kronor, abbreviated Kr. Some players have insisted that iKr therefore means "imaginary Kronor" or "internet Kronor", but the game's originator never said there was a specific meaning.

More countries have been added since then, and their currencies all use a lower-case i followed by the currency symbol of the country — iEUR (euro) in Portugal and the Netherlands; iYTL (new lira) in Turkey; and i$ (dollar) in the United States.

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