10 000 Krónur 1st Settlement
Features
| Issuer |
Iceland
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Republic (1944-date)
|
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 1974 |
| Value | 10 000 Krónur (10 000 ISJ) |
| Currency | Old króna (1885-1980) |
| Composition | Gold (.900) |
| Weight | 15.50 g |
| Diameter | 27.00 mm |
| Thickness | 2.00 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 52322 |
| References | KM# 22 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). Coin & Currency Institute (publisher). Gold Coins of the World. Coin & Currency Institute (7 volumes).Jan Bendix; 2016. SIEGs Møntkatalog Norden: Danmark, Slesvig, Nordborg, Glücksborg, Plön, Gottorp, Dansk Vestindien, Trankebar, Færøerne, Grønland, Island, Norge : private mønter fra Færøerne, Grønland, Dansk Vestindien og Christiania = SIEG's Nordic Coin Catalog. SIEG, Frederikssund, Denmark. |
Commemorative issue
1100th anniversary of the first settlement on the island
Obverse
The four traditional protector spirits ("Landvættir") of Iceland. These are Griðungur the bull, Gammur the eagle, Dreki the dragon, and Bergrisi the giant.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
10000 TÍU ÞÚSUND KRÓNUR
ÍSLAND
Translation:
Ten thousand kronur
Iceland
Reverse
Ingulfur Arnason sailing on a viking ship and getting ready to throw his home posts on the beach.
Script: Latin
Lettering: 874-1974
Engraver: Throstur Magnusson
Edge
Milled
Mint
Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)Present in sets
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1974 | 
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12 000 | $ 2400 | 68% | |||||||||||
| 1974 |
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8 000 | $ 2300 | Proof | 32% | ||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 71
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Bullion value: USD 1996.83
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Actual gold weight: 0.449 oz
Current gold price: 4452.21 USD/oz (see gold price 
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