Catalog
2 Krónur
| Issuer | Iceland |
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| Year | 1958-1966 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#13a, Schön#17a, SIEG#38 |
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| Reverse description | The numeral '2' appears prominently in the center of the field, flanked symmetrically to the left and right by stylized sprigs of pubescent birch (Betula pubescens), the only endemic tree of Iceland. The denomination legend arcs above and below the central numeral. The overall design is clean and classically structured, consistent with mid-twentieth-century Scandinavian coinage aesthetics. |
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| Edge | Milled |
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Iceland's shift to nickel brass for this denomination in 1958 was driven by post-war metal economics rather than any deliberate monetary reform — cupro-nickel had become costly enough that smaller Nordic nations were quietly renegotiating their alloy contracts throughout the late 1950s. The series ran only until 1966, when decimalization pressure and inflation began eroding the practical utility of the 2 króna value.
KM#13a distinguishes this from the earlier bronze issue (KM#13) by alloy alone — the design carried over unchanged, making alloy verification the only reliable method of attribution without reference to date.