Knut

The Knut (pronounced ca-nut)Article about pronunciation at or Bronze-Knut () was the least valued coin in British wizarding currency. There were 29 Knuts in one silver Sickle, and there were 493 Knuts in one golden Galleon. Witches and wizards are not averse to laborious calculations, as they can do them magically, so they do not find it inconvenient to pay for goods in Knuts, Sickles and Galleons.
Around the edge of each Knut was a series of numerals which represented a serial number referring to the goblin that cast the coin.
A Knut was also approximately equal to one British Penny.
==History==
Burgock, a goblin who suffered from a bronze allergy, made an effort to propose the abolishment of the Knut.
In 1991, the Daily Prophet wizarding newspaper cost Rubeus Hagrid five Knuts when it was delivered by owl.
Harry Potter's vault at Gringotts Wizarding Bank had mounds of Knuts on his first visit on 31 July 1991.
Beetle Eyes cost 5 Knuts a scoop in Diagon Alley.
Harry's first purchase from the Hogwarts Honeydukes Express cost eleven silver Sickles and seven bronze Knuts.
In his forward to , Dumbledore noted that since 1985, Comic Relief had raised 174 million pounds or thirty-four million, eight-hundred and seventy-two Galleons, fourteen Sickles, and seven Knuts.
==Exchange rates==
 	1 Knut	5 Knuts	10 Knuts	29 Knuts	493 Knuts
UK Pound 	0.01 	0.05 	0.10 	0.29 	4.97
US Dollar 	0.02 	0.10 	0.20 	0.59 	6.14
Euro 	0.01 	0.07 	0.15 	0.43 	7.38
Chinese Yuan 	0.15 	0.77 	1.54 	4.48 	76.09
Australian Dollar 	0.02 	0.11 	0.23 	0.67 	11.32
Russian Ruble 	0.52 	2.62 	5.24 	15.20 	258.34
Romanian Lei 	0.05 	0.24 	0.49 	1.42 	24.15
Bulgarian Lev 	0.03 	0.15 	0.29 	0.85 	14.45
Japanese Yen 	2.36 	11.82 	23.64 	68.55 	1165.33
Canadian Dollar 	0.02 	0.11 	0.22 	0.63 	10.69
Swiss Franc 	0.02 	0.12 	0.29 	0.63 	12.11
Indonesian Rupiah 	192.33	961.63 	1923.27 	5577.47 	94817.00
Indian Rupee 	0.84 	4.20 	8.41 	24.39 	414.57
Brazilian Real 	0.04 	0.20 	0.40 	1.17 	19.87
Mexican Peso 	0.23 	1.13 	2.26 	6.57 	111.64
New Zealand Dollar	0.03 	0.15 	0.29 	0.84 	14.32
Swedish Krona 	0.14 	0.70 	1.41 	4.08 	69.43
Argentinian Peso 	0.03 	0.15 	0.30 	0.87 	14.79
Danish Kroner 	0.09 	0.45 	0.91 	2.64 	45.44
Polish Zloty 	0.04 	0.20 	0.40 	1.16 	19.72
==See also==
*Galleon
*Sickle
*Wizarding currency
==Behind the scenes==
===Translations===
NB: currency units are not capitalised in Greek, Icelandic, Norwegian, Romanian or Spanish.
*Albanian: Xelina
*Bulgarian: кнутове /кнут 
*Catalan: Knuts
*Chinese (Simplified): 纳特
*Chinese (Traditional): 納特
*Croatian: Knutovi
*Czech: Svrčky (sounds similar to “crickets”, as insects)
*Danish: Knut
*Dutch: Knoeten
*Estonian: Knutid
*Faroese: Knútar
*Finnish: Sulmut
*French: Noises (nuts)
*German: Knuts
*Greek, Modern: μαστίγια
*Hebrew: גוזים
*Hungarian: knútok
*Icelandic: knútar
*Irish: Cnuta
*Italian: zellini
*Japanese: クヌート 
*Latin: Knux (gen. Knucis)
*Latvian: Knutas
*Lithuanian: Knutas
*Low Saxon: Knutts
*Norwegian: fjong
*Polish: knuty (singular: knut)
*Portuguese: Knuts (or Janotas, in the second book)
*Portuguese (Brazil): nuques
*Romanian: cnuţi (literal)
*Russian: кнаты 
*Serbian: кнути 
*Slovak: knuty
*Slovenian: firiči
*Spanish: Knuts
*Swedish: Knuting
*Ukrainian: кнат 
*Welsh: Cob
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==Notes and references==
Category:Bronze Known Objects
Category:Wizarding Entire Currency