Iceland 1930 10 Aurar Althing Millennium

Iceland · 1930 · 10 Aurar

This stamp commemorates the 1000th anniversary of the Althing, the national parliament of Iceland, which is one of the oldest surviving parliaments in the world. The design features the Law Rock (Lögberg), the historical location where the lawspeaker would recite the law to the assembled people. The stamp is part of a larger set issued to celebrate this significant national milestone.

Issued in 1930, this stamp celebrated a millennium of Icelandic parliamentary history, reinforcing national identity during a period leading up to its full independence from Denmark in 1944.