Iceland 1953 eyrir

formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection

from the Berserker Collection

This coin was struck for Iceland in 1946-66, likely at the London mint. An earlier type (KM 5.1-5.2) was struck at the Copenhagen mint 1926-39 and bears the heart mintmark. In 1940, as Nazi troops occupied Denmark, American 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: 4,000,000.

Specification: 1.62 g, bronze, 15.1 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 8.

Source:

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

Link to:

• 1946 eyrir
• 1953 10 aurar
• 1958 eyrir
• 1960 5 aurar
• Coins and currency dated 1953
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