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10 000 Krónur Christianity
| Issuer | Central Bank of Iceland |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Currency | New króna (1980-date) |
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| Obverse description | The Icelandic coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a quartered shield charged with a white Nordic cross on blue, supported by four traditional guardian spirits: a bull (griðungur) to the lower left, a giant (stúttur) to the right bearing a staff, a dragon (dreki) at the upper left, and a great bird (gammur) at the upper right, all rendered in high relief with fine detail. The circular legend reads '10000 · TÍU ÞÚSUND KRÓNUR' along the upper arc, with '+ ÍSLAND +' inscribed along the lower arc, each cross rendered as a decorative Latin cross. The proof fields display a deep mirror finish contrasting with the frosted relief elements. |
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| Obverse lettering | 10000 · TÍU ÞÚSUND KRÓNUR + ÍSLAND + |
| Reverse description | The central device depicts a stylized crozier (bishop's pastoral staff) rendered in bold relief, its head formed by two volutes decorated with intricate Viking-age interlace ornament, commemorating the millennium of Christianity in Iceland. The circular legend '+ KRISTNI Í ÞÚSUND ÁR +' arcs across the upper field, while the dates '1000' and '2000' flank the base of the crozier in the lower field, separated by cross motifs, all set against a deeply mirrored proof background. |
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