Description
Iceland 2 aurar 1940 coin
This is an Icelandic 2 aurar coin, issued during the reign of King Christian X (as King of Iceland under the Danish union). Struck at the Copenhagen Mint, it weighs 2 grams and measures 19 mm in diameter with a reeded edge.
The coin belongs to the series KM# 3, minted from 1925 to 1942 as part of Iceland’s decimal coinage under the Danish crown (100 aurar = 1 króna). It is a standard minor denomination from the pre-independence period.
