2007-02-05 05:11:34 · 3 answers · asked by rock_4him 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I am sure you are talking about the Icelandic Krona where all it's coins feature fish.The 10 Krona coin shows the Hake fish.The 1 Krona coin the Cod fish and the 100 krona coin the Lumpfish.
Iceland cares passionately about fish and all it's coins pay tribute to the importance of this natural resource.
2007-02-05 06:00:32 · answer #1 · answered by the gunners 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Iceland 10 kronur coin features the capelin fish(mallotus villosus). The capelin is a small fish of the smelt family found in the Arctic Ocean in large quantities, with the females reach 20cm in length, while males are up to 25cm long. They are olive-colored dorsally, shading to silver on sides.
So why are the capelins on the Icelandic coin? Capelin moves inshore in large schools to spawn and migrates in spring and summer to feed in the plankton-rich oceanic area between Iceland, Greenland, and Jan Mayen. The spawning migration starts from north of Iceland in December to January.
2007-02-05 20:27:47 · answer #2 · answered by silverpet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the Little Mermaid. Part of a series of coins based on Fairy tales
2007-02-05 13:45:27 · answer #3 · answered by the truth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋