THE CAPITAL OF ICELAND, REYKJAVIK WAS FOUNDED IN 874, WHEN INGÓLFR ARNARSON THREW HIS HIGH SEAT PILLARS INTO THE OCEAN ONCE LAND WAS SPOTTED ALONG THEIR JOURNEY FROM NORWAY. THOSE PILLARS CAME TO REST WHERE REYKJAVIK SITS TODAY, SUPPOSEDLY. THOSE PILLARS ARE FEATURED ON THE SHIELD WHICH OCCUPIES THE CENTER OF ONE MANHOLE COVER. THE 130,000 INHABITANTS OF THE CAPITAL GET THEIR HEAT FROM GEOTHERMAL SOURCES WHICH ARE REFERENCED BY THE BUBBLING CIRCLES OF ANOTHER COVER. OVER HALF THE COUNTRY BELIEVES THAT ELVES INHABIT THE LAND WHICH IS REFERENCED ON THE COVER WITH THE ABSTRACTED SHIELDS. ON THE SAME COVER, ANOTHER ADDED NOD TO ICELANDIC CULTURE IS THE DATE 3.1.1989 WHEN ICELANDERS GOT THE RIGHT TO LEGALLY DRINK A BEER AGAIN. PERHAPS THAT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE PREVIOUS STATISTIC. LASTLY, DESPITE THE FREEZING WEATHER, THE STREETS OF REYKJAVIK ARE ADORNED HERE AND THERE WITH FLOWERS AS FEATURED ON THE RADIAL COVER DESIGN WITH OVERLAPPING PETALS. THIS SET IS ALSO LISTED AS A COASTER SET.