Facts About Iceland That Make It Unlike Any Other Country

Icelandic Currency

While most countries would have their most famous and notable people featured on their coins, Iceland decided to go a different route and paid tribute to its marine wildlife.

 

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As we can see in the photo, there are beautiful imprints of fish and shellfish on their coins.

Oldest Church in Iceland

This 17th-century Grafarkirkja Church is the oldest church in Iceland, and it also has a turf wall growing from the ground, all over the roof, and down the other side.

 

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Apparently, only 5 other turf churches like this remained in Iceland. Turf architecture like this originates in building techniques dating back to the Iron Age, with the Romans using "turf bricks" to build forts and citadels.