And since at that time Iceland was a kingdom, in a personal union with Denmark, you see king Christian X's initials on the coin. Christian
Ah, it will just stay where it is. Here is another quarter, this time from Belgium. A relatively small coin (Ø 16 mm) and there is not much "going on" design wise, but I like it ... Christian
Czechoslovakia. 25 haleru 1933, copper-nickel, weight - 4 g., size - 21 mm, thickness - 1,5 mm, mintage 22711000 pcs. Engraver: Otakar Spaniel.
El Salvador. 25 centavos 1944, silver .900, weight - 7,5 g., size - 29 mm, thickness - 1,5 mm, mintage - 1000000 pcs.
About as odd as splitting a 1.00 into four, thus ending up with 0.25 pieces. A 0.125 coin is simply half of that; whether people find it practical to use or not, I don't know. But that denomination is not new for Venezuela - here is a much older one. So I guess they like it. Christian