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2 unusual facts about Icelandic króna


Guðbrandur Þorláksson

Guðbrandur Þorláksson is pictured on the now obsolete Icelandic 50 króna banknote.

Landvættir

The four landvættir of Iceland are depicted on the Icelandic coat of arms and on the obverse of the Icelandic króna coins.


Icelandic political scandals

(2009) Subsidy scandal: In early April the Independence Party received a 55 million krónur subsidy from FL-group and Landsbanka Íslands the day before a 300.000 krónur ceiling was set for subsidies to political parties.


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