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2 Krónur
| Issuer | Iceland |
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| Year | 1946 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | 1946 |
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| Reverse lettering | ÍSLAND 2 KRÓNUR |
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Iceland's postwar coinage of 1946 came on the heels of the country's formal declaration of independence from Denmark in June 1944, making these early Republic-era issues the first coins struck under full Icelandic sovereignty rather than as a Danish dependency. The transition was administratively abrupt — Iceland had already been self-governing in most practical matters since Danish occupation by Germany in 1940 effectively severed the relationship.
Struck at the Copenhagen Mint despite the political break, a contractual arrangement that continued for practical reasons well into the Republic period.