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2000 Krónur
| Issuer | Central Bank of Iceland (Seðlabanki Íslands) |
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| Year | 1995-2013 |
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| Currency | New króna (1980-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in yellow and green underprint with brown intaglio, centred on a portrait vignette of the celebrated Icelandic painter Jóhannes S. Kjarval (1884–1972), set against a nature-themed background motif. Denomination numerals appear in the upper corners, with the bank name, law of issue, and facsimile signatures rendered in the lower left. The value written out in full is placed across the centre of the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | 2000 Jóhannes S. Kjarval 2000 1884-1972 Tvö ÞÚSUND KRÓNUR |
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The 2000 króna denomination was introduced in 1995, making it a relatively late addition to Icelandic paper currency — the country had no 2000 unit note before this series. Thomas De La Rue printed the series across nearly two decades without significant design modification, an unusually long uninterrupted run for a high-value denomination in a country that experienced one of the most severe banking collapses in modern history during 2008–2011.
Iceland's financial crisis saw the króna lose roughly half its external value within months, yet domestic notes remained in circulation throughout — the government imposed capital controls in November 2008 that effectively locked the currency inside the country for years.