ICELAND 

KM 27a

SHORT COINS

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

                

Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge Composition Rotation
1 krona 21.5 4.0   Reeded Nickel-coated-Steel Medal
Obverse Reverse
Inscriptions: face value on the upper arch in Icelandic, title of state and the year of minting on the lower one. In the center a stylized representation of a giant, one of the four guardian spirits of Iceland.

A cod, below - denomination.

The Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua, is a well-known demersal food fish belonging to the family Gadidae. He is found around Iceland.