Editing DK Coin

|image=[[File:DKCoin DKC2.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''

|latest_appearance=''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])

'''DK Coins'''<ref>{{cite|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet|page=22}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #49|page=50–53|date=April 1997|publisher=Catalyst Publishing|language=en-au}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #48|page=48–51|date=March 1997}}</ref> (also formatted as '''DK coins'''),<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #49|page=52}}</ref> alternatively named '''Cranky's [[Cranky's Video Game Heroes|Video Game Hero]] Coins''',<ref>{{cite|date=1995|language=en|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|page=14}}</ref> '''Cranky Kong's DK Coins''',<ref>''Donkey Kong Land 2'' [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Virtual Console]] electronic manual. Tab 12: "Items".</ref> '''Hero Coins''',<ref>{{cite|date=December 1995|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 79|page=17|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=February 1997|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #47|page=47–49}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=January 1997|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #46|page=46–49}}</ref> '''DK Hero coins''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-au|date=November 1996|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #44|page=23|quote='''WHAT A HERO!''' Remember the special DK Hero coins you collected in Diddy’s Kong Quest? Well, they’ve been included in the new game too, but now they’re jealously guarded by an armoured Kremling, and you’ll need to figure out how to get rid of him before you can get yourself into Kranky’s Hall of Fame again!}}</ref> '''Donkey Kong Koins''',<ref>{{cite|date=December 1996|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue #51|page=16|publisher=EMAP|language=en-gb}}</ref> or '''DK Koins''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue #51|page=21 and 23}}</ref> are [[List of items|items]] that first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. These golden ring-shaped coins bear a DK symbol, and they are generally well-hidden. The main purpose of a DK Coin is to contribute to a game file's [[completion]] percentage.

 

The Video Game Hero Coins are items in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. [[Cranky Kong]] has hidden a total of 40, one in each level, for [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]]. A Video Game Hero Coin symbol appears next to a level's name after Diddy and Dixie have obtained the one in that level. Some of the places where a Video Game Hero Coin is hidden include secret passages, as an end-of-level prize, or even within a [[Bonus Area]], as is the case for [[Kannon's Klaim (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Kannon's Klaim]]. Furthermore, the Bonus Areas within every [[Lost World (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Lost World]] level has a Video Game Hero Coin as the end prize instead of a [[Kremkoin]]; even completing the final boss level, [[Krocodile Kore (Donkey Kong Country 2)|Krocodile Kore]], also found within the Lost World, gives a Video Game Hero Coin. When the game itself is completed, Cranky count up every Video Game Hero Coin collected and will then [[Cranky's Video Game Heroes|rank]] the Kongs based on how many they have obtained.

In the [[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]], 28 more Video Game Hero Coins have been added, increasing the total to 68 Video Game Hero Coins. 39 of the original 40 Video Game Hero Coins can be obtained through the same means, but not Krocodile Kore, which no longer rewards a Video Game Hero Coin upon completion. The remaining 29 Video Game Hero Coins can be obtained with the following methods: completing all [[Funky's Flights (Bonus Game)|Funky's Flights]] challenges, for a total of 7 Video Game Hero Coins; winning first place in every [[Expresso Racing]] challenge, for a total of 7 Video Game Hero Coins; and filling all fifteen pages in the [[Scrapbook (Donkey Kong Country series)|Scrapbook]], for a total of 15 Video Game Hero Coins.

DK Coins are items in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''. They appear in every level, but are now embedded within a [[Koin]]'s shield; this means that to obtain a DK Coin, the Kongs have to defeat the Koin, which can be done by throwing a [[Steel Keg]] at a wall behind it, then wait for the barrel to rebound against the wall and hit the Koin. However, some levels do not have a wall to bounce the Steel Barrel off of, and therefore require a different method to defeat the Koin. When a DK Coin has been collected in a level, a yellow pennant will appear on top of the [[Level Flag]] for that level on the world map. There are a total of 41 DK Coins, and the only one not guarded by a Koin is the DK Coin awarded for completing [[Knautilus]]. Once every DK Coin has been obtained, the Kongs can trade them to [[Funky Kong|Funky]] at his [[Funky's Rentals|vehicle rental]] service to unlock the [[Gyrocopter]].

In the [[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|remake]], there are 46 DK Coins, as a [[Pacifica|new world]] with six new levels has been added to the game. Additionally, the Knautilus fight only gives [[bear coin]]s in this version.

Video Game Hero Coins are items in ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''. Like in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', there are forty to collect, one in each level, as well as one obtained after beating Krocodile Kore.

In the 49th issue of the Australian ''Nintendo Magazine System'', one is described as being "[[Cranky Kong|Kranky Kong]]'s{{sic}} prize,"<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #49|page=51}}</ref> despite Cranky not appearing in the game.

DK Coins are items in ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. DK Coins are guarded by a Koin in all levels, except in undersea levels, and six of the DK Coins are each obtained by winning a game of [[cards]] at a [[Sheepy Shop]]. There are 42 DK Coins in total, and their purpose is to allow the Kongs to access the [[Lost World (Donkey Kong Land III)|Lost World]], after [[Baron K. Roolenstein]] is beaten in [[Tin Can Valley]]. The final battle against him requires not only every DK Coin, but also every [[Watch (Donkey Kong Land III)|Watch]].

Coins are items in ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. They appears in two of the [[Training Barrel]] challenges and the following following challenges: [[Stash Snatch!]], [[Splish-Splash Salvage!]], [[Speedy Swing Sortie!]]), all three [[Mine Cart Ride]]s, the two races against the [[Mini-Car]], the [[Beetle (character)|Beetle]], and the race against the [[Seal]]. In the first three minigames, the player needs to collect a certain number of coins within a limited time. In the Mine Cart Rides, the player needs to collect 50 of them (25 in [[Creepy Castle]]'s version) before reaching the finish line, and, during every race, they need to collect a certain amount of them as well as win against whoever they are racing. Completing the criteria in any of these challenges will reward the player with a [[Golden Banana]].

DK Coins are items in ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''. They retain their original design introduced in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''. A DK Coin appears in every level except [[Cranky's Teachin's]], and they can be collected to unlock [[Cheat code|cheats]].

In ''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', DK Coins, called '''1-Up Coins''',<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|format=PDF|archive=web.archive.org/web/20100520001205/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/Wii_DK_Jungle_Beat.pdf|title=''New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' instruction booklet|page=12|publisher=nintendo.com|language=en-us|accessdate=July 4, 2024}}</ref> act as an extra life item due to the game's health system being overhauled from [[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat|the original game]]. They can appear out in the open, but also appear (and are collected immediately) after 100 [[bloom]]s are collected, and if the player is at full health, will appear at the top of the screen and slowly descend when the player collects 200 or any multiple of 500 bananas.

|Eng=These huge DK coins are well hidden. One per level.{{page needed}}}}

|Eng=These are hidden throughout stages.{{page needed}}}}

|Jpn=クランキーのＤＫコイン<ref>{{cite|date=1995|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|title=''Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy'' instruction booklet|page=18}}</ref>

|JpnR=Kurankī no Dīkē Koin

|JpnM=Cranky's DK Coin

|Jpn2={{ruby|ＤＫ|ディーケー}}コイン<ref>{{cite|date=1996|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|title=''Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis-tō'' instruction booklet|page=27}}</ref>

|Jpn2R=Dīkē Koin

|Jpn2M=DK Coin

|Jpn3=1UPコイン<ref>{{cite|language=ja|format=PDF|url=m1.nintendo.net/docvc/RVL/JPN/R49J/R49J_J.pdf|title=''Wii de Asobu Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' instruction booklet|publisher=nintendo.net|page=15|accessdate=April 30, 2022}}</ref>

|Jpn3N=''New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''

|Jpn3R=1UP Koin

|Jpn3M=One Up Coin

|Ita=Moneta dell'Eroe dei Videogiochi di Cranky<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', GIG's Italian manual{{page needed}}</ref>

|Ita2=Moneta di Eroe del Videogioco di Cranky<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Land 2'' Italian manual|page=14}}</ref>

|Ita3=Moneta Eroe dei Videogiochi<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance) European manual|page=112|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2004}}</ref>

|Ita4=Moneta DK di Cranky Kong<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Land 2'' e-manual|page=12}}</ref>

|Ita4M=Cranky Kong's DK Coin

|Ita5M=DK Coin