The Frost Giant & Yggdrasil Round
On the obverse, artist Howard David Johnson brings the Frost Giant of Jotunheim to life in stunning detail. Towering and fearsome, the monstrous figure wields a massive wooden club fitted with metal spikes. His hunger is insatiable—already clutching a terrified cow for his next meal, yet clearly intent on further destruction across his frozen homeland.
The reverse features the legendary Yggdrasil, the World Tree, central to Norse mythology as the connection between the Nine Worlds. Masterfully depicted, its sprawling branches and roots teem with life: a stag stretches upward to graze its leaves, a serpent slithers along the base, and a raven perches watchfully among the branches. This design captures both the beauty and cosmic significance of the ash tree that held the Norse cosmos together.