Icelandic Kronur

Can anybody confirm the authenticity ofthis coin bought as souvenir in Iceland

That coin wasn't made in 1922.  It's a copy/fake/tourist souvenir of this coin:   N#6021

Thanks for the quick response. I thought so just had to check. Amazing to what extent someone goes to produce fake coins. Can't be easy. Why would someone produce something fake with the wrong date?

Because people buy them as souvenirs.

rsirian1

That coin wasn't made in 1922.  It's a copy/fake/tourist souvenir of this coin:  

hello 

 unfortunately it's true 

what a pity…

that time when bland fake coin is better souvenir than catalogue of fishes. :)

Just for the fun, the mint master's initials do NOT exist on the jeton, JHI instead of HCN

Sjoelund

Just for the fun, the mint master's initials do NOT exist on the jeton, JHI instead of HCN

True, I noticed that too but figured the date was much more obvious. I suspect the Icelandic government made it as a souvenir.  

Thank you everybody for the reply. I also noted all the remarks above but maybe I missed something I thought. I did however manage to identify at least 20 other coins bought as souvenirs. Not all was fake.  

Pietermol

Why would someone produce something fake with the wrong date?

You can't fake a non-existing coin, so legally there's nothing wrong I suppose. When you use an existing date you're making fake coins and that's illegal.