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Icelandic name Manuscript description Image Að unni “To get a girl”, this magical stave is used by a man in love to gain the affections of the object of his desires. [2] Ægishjálmur: Helm of Awe (or Helm of Terror); to induce fear, protect the warrior, and prevail in battle. [2] Angurgapi: Carved on the ends of barrels to prevent leaking.
Numismatic collection Ref. Individual objects Coins Argentina: Buenos Aires: Casa de Moneda de la República Argentina Armenia: Yerevan: History Museum of Armenia Afghanistan: Kabul: Kabul Museum Australia: Sydney: Australian Centre for Ancient Numismatic Studies: 5,000 Australia: Sydney: Sir William Dixson numismatic collection: 7,800 Austria ...
This is a list of people on the postage stamps of Iceland including the years when they appeared on a stamp. Danish dependency (until 1918) 1902 ...
A Guide Book of United States Coins by R.S. Yeoman ISBN 0-7948-1790-4; 2005 Blackbook Price Guide to United States Paper Money ISBN 1-4000-4839-7 "Numismatic Terms and Methods" from the American Numismatic Society (archived 19 February 2007) The Complete Illustrated Guide to Coins & Coin Collecting by Dr. James Mackay, ISBN 0-681-45952-2
Regular mail service in Iceland was first established by a charter of 13 May 1776, and on 1 January 1873, Iceland issued its first postage stamps. The design was the same as for the Danish numeral issue of the time (numeral of value surmounted by a crown all inside an oval), denominated with values ranging from 2 to 16 skilling , and inscribed ...
List of £5 banknotes and coins; List of £10 banknotes, bills, and coins; List of countries that have used postal orders; List of Japanese coinage patterns; List of medallists; List of most expensive coins; List of motifs on banknotes; List of numismatic journals; List of people on banknotes; List of people on banknotes that are no longer in ...
Leifur Magnusson, Icelandic-American economist, U.S. Representative to the International Labour Organization [2] Magnús Eiríksson, theologian; Marga Ingeborg Thome, nursing professor; Margrét Hermanns-Auðardóttir, archaeologist; Niels Finsen, physician, Nobel Prize winner (Icelandic parents) Ólafía Einarsdóttir, archaeologist
Viking coinage was used during the Viking Age of northern Europe.Prior to the usage and minting of coins, the Viking economy was predominantly a bullion economy, where the weight and size of a particular metal is used as a method of evaluating value, as opposed to the value being determined by the specific type of coin.