The Use of Seated Imagery in Numismatics
Europe

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The "Lady of the Mountain" (Fjallkonan) is the female incarnation (national personification) of Iceland. While she symbolized what Icelanders considered genuine and purely Icelandic, in her purity, she reflected a deep-seated, but unattainable, wish of Icelanders to be an independent nation.

Fjallkonan is thus not only a national symbol; she also represents the national vision, the nation's ultimate dream. Iceland gained its independence in 1918 followed by the Republic of Iceland in 1944.