Icelandic CoinsSea life appears on some of the coins - Fishing and fish products are Iceland's #1 & #2 industries

1 krona coin - atlantic cod and mountain giant

5 kronur - short beaked common dolphin and Landvttir ("land wights") -spirits of the land in Norse mythology and in Germanic neopaganism. They protect and promote the flourishing of the specific places where they live, which can be as small as a rock or a corner of a field, or as large as a section of a country.

50 kronur - shore crab and land wights

100 kronur - lumpfish and landwights

Exchange Rate on 6/13/14 - 1 USD to 1.14 ISK

1 Kronus buys nothing

40 kronus buys a piece of penny candy

240 kronus buys a soft drink

2500 kronus buys a traditional Icelandic breakfast at the hotel

9000 knonus buys a great souvenir sweatshirt

350 knonus buys a post card

25000 knonus buys an authentic Icelandic sweater (wool)