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Description:
Obverse
Icelandic coat of arms surrounded by the fourtraditional protector spirits ("Landvættir") of Iceland. These are Griðungur the bull, Gammur the eagle, Dreki the dragon, and Bergrisi the giant.
Reverse
Face value at the center and leaves of pubescent birch (Betula pubescens, only endemic tree of Iceland), to left and right.
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