Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
500 Krónur Icelandic banknotes anniversary, 92.5% silver
| Issuer | Central Bank of Iceland |
|---|---|
| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Issued to mark the 75th anniversary of Iceland's central bank, the Landsbanki Íslands, this commemorative was struck in sterling silver at a moment when Iceland's monetary policy was under serious strain — the mid-1980s brought chronic inflation that regularly exceeded 40% annually, making a silver commemorative nominally worth 500 krónur something of a quiet irony.
The coin-for-banknote format — reproducing a paper denomination in struck silver — was an increasingly fashionable commemorative device in the 1980s, deployed by several Nordic central banks during the decade.