Iceland 1960 5 aurar

from 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 7.1) was struck at the Copenhagen mint 1926 and 1931 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 = 1 krona.

Recorded mintage: 1,200,000.

Specification: 6.06 g, bronze.

Catalog reference: KM 9.

Source:

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

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