Iceland (874-1974), 500 Kronur, 1974. Mintage: 58,000 units, but 17,000 were remelted. On the occasion of the 1100th Anniversary of Settlement. Obverse: A woman leading a cow by herside, showing how women were allowed to take land for themselves. Reverse: All the coins depicts Icecland's guardian spirits; a bull, a bird, a dragon and a gaing. PROOF.