About the Design:

Obverse
Icelandic coat of arms surrounded by the four traditional protector spirits ("Landvættir") of Iceland. These are Griðungur the bull, Gammur the eagle, Dreki the dragon, and Bergrisi the giant.

Lettering: 1980

Reverse
Face value at the center and leaves of pubescent birch (Betula pubescens, only endemic tree of Iceland), to left and right.

Lettering:
ÍSLAND
5
KRÓNUR

Composition    Copper-nickel
Weight            4.00 g
Diameter    21.00 mm
Thickness    1.68 mm