Icelandic Coins

Sea 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)