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5 Krónur Althing
| Issuer | Iceland |
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| Year | 1930 |
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| Weight | 22.00 g |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts the two supporters of the Icelandic coat of arms — Dreki the dragon and Gammur the eagle — shown interlaced in an elaborate, deeply modelled composition, with their bodies intertwined and wings spread. The design is executed in bold high relief with fine detailing on feathers and scales. The surrounding legend, divided into two arcs, reads ALÞINGI VAS SETT AT RAÞI ULFLIOTS · OK ALLRA LANDSMANNA (The Althing was established on Ulfljótr's advice and that of all the people), with the engraver's initials G.E. appearing in the lower field. |
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| Edge | Lettered (face value incused) |
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Issued solely to commemorate the millennial anniversary of the Althing, founded in 930 AD and recognized as one of the oldest functioning parliaments in the world, this piece was never intended for circulation. The 1930 celebrations drew international attention at a moment when Iceland was navigating its evolving constitutional relationship with Denmark — full sovereignty had only been granted in 1918, and the jubilee carried unmistakable political weight beyond the historical.
Mintage was extremely limited, produced at the Copenhagen Mint.