Iceland 1940 5 aurar

from the Berserker Collection

This coin was struck for Iceland in 1940-42 at the London mint. Previous issues were struck at the Copenhagen mint 1926-39 and bear the heart mintmark. In 1940, as Nazi troops occupied Denmark, British troops occupied Iceland. In 1944, a vote was held and Iceland declared independence from Denmark and became a republic. This date is common. The plural of eyrir is aurar and 100 aurar = one krona.

Recorded mintage: 1,000,000.

Specification: 6.0 g, bronze.

Catalog reference: KM 7.2.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1931-N 5 aurar
• 1940 eyrir
• Iceland 1940 2 aurar
• Iceland 1940 10 aurar
• Iceland 1940 krona
• Iceland 1940 2 kronur
• 1942 5 aurar
• Coins and currency dated 1940
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