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Production Process: Proof Coin Type: Commemorative Denomination: Silver Krónur Authorized Mintage Maximum: 150,000 Production Facility: Philadelphia Public Law Number: 106 Congressional Number: 126 Approval Date: 12/31/1999
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2000 Leif Ericson Millennium Commemorative Coin - 2000
Production Process: Proof Coin Type: Commemorative Denomination: Silver Krónur Authorized Mintage Maximum: 150,000 Production Facility: Philadelphia Public Law Number: 106 Congressional Number: 126 Approval Date: 12/31/1999
Obverse Description:
Obverse Designer 2:
Released on June 21, 2000, this coin commemorates the millennium of the discovery of the New World. The coin was designed by Icelander Throstur Magnusson and it features an interpretation of the Stirling Calder statue of Leif Erison. The United States gave the Stirling Calder statue to the Icelandic government in 1930 to commemorate the millennium of the Iceland parliament. The coin is inscribed: Leifur Eiriksson, Sonur Islands, Fundur Nordur Ameriku, 1000, and 2000.
Obverse Designer:
Throstur Magnusson
Obverse Designer 2:
N/A
Reverse Description:
Reverse Designer 2:
The coin features an eagle, a dragon, the bull and the giant from the Icelandic Coat of Arms. The coin is inscribed: 1000, Eitt Pusund Kronur, and Island.
Reverse Designer:
Throstur Magnusson
Reverse Designer 2:
N/A
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