When getting to Denmark you might be surprised that the country doesn’t use the Euro but still has its own currency: the dansk krone (DKK), divided into 100 Øre. It is at least strongly bound to the Euro and the exchange rate that is aimed for is 1 Euro = 7,46038 DKK. In 1992 and 2000 the Danish voted against the introduction of the Euro but this topic might come up again in the future.
If you’re thinking about getting Danish Crowns, the most important advise is: don’t do it. You can pay nearly everywhere by card. Even the obligatory hotdogs can most often be paid for even by credit card. There are only two scenarios I can think of where having cash is an advantage: you sometimes need a 20 DKK coin for lockers (but museums and sights often provide tokens for them) and when visiting the Fristad Christiania you might not want your principal bank to know in which dubious bar you’re hanging out.
When you decide to nevertheless get some local money for your pocket: there are ATMs in many places withdrawing cash is easily possible with credit cards. But I could also use my Germany V Pay debit card for this purpose. Payment is really nothing to worry about in Denmark.
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