Country:

Iceland

Series:

1940~1942 - Second series

Catalog codes:

World Coins km7.2

Variants:

2

Themes:

Art | Crowns and Coronets | Monograms

Issued on:

1940

Last issue date:

1942

Distribution:

Standard Circulation

Mints:

Royal Mint, Tower Hill Site, London, Great Britain (1809-1967)

Composition:

Bronze

Edge:

Plain/smooth

Orientation:

Medal alignment ↑O↑

Shape:

Circular

Rim:

Raised. Lower ring. Both sides

Weight:

6 grams

Diameter:

24 mm

Thickness:

2 mm

Face value:

5 Icelandic eyrir

Known mintage:

2,000,000for 1942

Composition Details:

95.5-97% copper, 0.5-3% tin, 1.5-2.5% zink

Description:

Front: (large value) 5 between two diamond-shaped ornaments,
with 13 beads whereof 1 in the center
legend: (top, state name) ÍSLAND (bottom, currency) AURAR
Back: Crowned monogram of Christian X (king of Denmark 1912-1947
and Iceland 1918 1944) between (year, left) 19 and (right) 40 or 42
legend: ÍSLANDS KONUNGUR (translation: Iceland's king)
Composition of coins by year:
1940: 95,5% copper, 3% tin, 1,5% zink
1942: 97% copper, 2,5% zink, 0,5% tin
Formerly known as: y3.2