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  • Show Me The Money: 10,000 ISK

    Until the mid-to-late 19th century, most financial transactions in Iceland were conducted in vaðmál (homespun wool). However, since 1922, Iceland has issued its own currency, the króna. Iceland never being the best at economic stability, the króna has lost significant value every…

  • Show Me The Money: 5000 ISK

    Show Me The Money: 5000 ISK

    Until the mid-to-late 19th century, most financial transactions in Iceland were conducted in vaðmál (homespun wool). However, since 1922, Iceland has issued its own currency, the króna. Iceland never being the best at economic stability, the króna has lost significant value every…

  • Show Me The Money: The 2,000 ISK Note

    Show Me The Money: The 2,000 ISK Note

    Arguably the most beautiful of all Icelandic banknotes, the 2,000 ISK bill was only in circulation for 20 years. First issued in 1995, the bill’s obverse features famed Icelandic painter Jóhannes Kjarval, and the reverse is a rendering of one of his…

  • Show Me The Money: 1000 ISK

    Show Me The Money: 1000 ISK

    Until the mid-to-late 19th century, most financial transactions in Iceland were conducted in vaðmál (homespun wool). However, since 1922, Iceland has issued its own currency, the króna. Iceland never being the best at economic stability, the króna has lost significant value every…

  • Show Me The Money: Hot Dogs And Independence

    Show Me The Money: Hot Dogs And Independence

    Until the mid-to-late 19th century, most financial transactions in Iceland were conducted in vaðmál (homespun wool). However, since 1922, Iceland has issued its own currency, the króna. Iceland never being the best at economic stability, the króna has lost significant value every…

  • Show Me The Money: The Ringo Starr

    Show Me The Money: The Ringo Starr

    Until the mid-to-late 19th century, most financial transactions in Iceland were conducted in vaðmál (homespun wool). However, since 1922, Iceland has issued its own currency, the króna. Iceland never being the best at economic stability, the króna has lost significant value every…

  • Show Me The Money: The 10 Króna Coin

    Show Me The Money: The 10 Króna Coin

    Until the mid-to-late 19th century, most financial transactions in Iceland were conducted in vaðmál (homespun wool). However, since 1922, Iceland has issued its own currency, the króna. Iceland never being the best at economic stability, the króna has lost significant value every…

  • Show Me The Money: The 5 Króna Coin

    Show Me The Money: The 5 Króna Coin

    Until the mid-to-late 19th century, most financial transactions in Iceland were conducted in vaðmál (homespun wool). However, since 1922, Iceland has issued its own currency, the króna. Iceland never being the best at economic stability, the króna has lost significant value every…

  • Show Me The Money: The 1 Króna Coin

    Show Me The Money: The 1 Króna Coin

    Until the mid-to-late 19th century, most financial transactions in Iceland were conducted in vaðmál (homespun wool). However, since 1922, Iceland has issued its own currency, the króna. Iceland never being the best at economic stability, the króna has lost value significantly every…