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5 Aurar
| Issuer | Central Bank of Iceland |
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| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features Gammur, the eagle — one of the four Landvættir (guardian spirits of Iceland) — rendered in a stylised, heraldic manner at the centre of the field. The design is executed in a bold, simplified artistic style characteristic of Icelandic coinage of the period. The circumferential legend reads FIMM AURAR ÍSLAND, with the date 1981 incorporated into the inscription along the lower periphery. |
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| Obverse lettering | FIMM AURAR ÍSLAND 1981 (Translation: Five Aurar Iceland) |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a Common Skate (Raja batis), a flatfish of great economic significance to Iceland, shown in a bold stylised profile occupying the majority of the field. The large numeral '5' denoting the face value is superimposed at the centre of the fish's body. The fish is rendered with fine incised lines detailing the pectoral fins and characteristic undulating tail, set within a plain inner border with no additional legend. |
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