ICELAND 

KM 25

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Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge Composition Rotation
10 aurar 16.95 2.0   Plain Bronze Medal
Obverse Reverse
Inscriptions: word denomination in Icelandic on the upper arch, title of state and the year of minting on the lower one. In the center a stylized representation of the bull (Griðungur) as the protector of the southwestern Iceland.

Denomination, below - flying squid.

Squid are marine cephalopods of the order Teuthida. Like all other cephalopods, squid have a distinct head, bilateral symmetry, a mantle, and arms. Squid, like cuttlefish, have eight arms and two tentacles arranged in pairs.