Icelandic coat of arms surrounded by the four traditional protector spirits (`Landvættir`) of Iceland. These are Griðungur the bull, Gammur the eagle, Dreki the dragon, and Bergrisi the giant.
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· 1000 EITT ÞÚSUND KRÓNUR ·
1944 · ÍSLAND · 1994 (Translation: One Thousand Krónur, Iceland)
Reverse description
Portrait of Sveinn Björnsson.
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SVEINN
BJÖRNSSON FORSETI ÍSLANDS 1944-1952 (Translation: Sveinn Björnsson, president of Iceland 1944-1952)