Portugal 2 Euro 2019 Ferdinand Magellan Coloured

Ferdinand Magellan, in Portuguese Fernão de Magalhães, was a Portuguese explorer just like Marco Polo and Christopher Columbus. Ferdinand Magellan led the first sailing trip around the world! In doing so, he revealed the existence of a connection between the Atlantic and the Pacific and thereby proved that the earth is round! At the time, this was seen as the biggest news that ever appeared. Ferdinand Magellan made the most spectacular journeys in the early 16th century, between 1519 and 1522. Ferdinand Magellan's fleet consisted of five colossal ships weighing between 75,000 and 110,000 kilos! In total there were 237 people on these five ships. Ferdinand Magellan set sail for the Cape Verde Islands, Rio de Janeiro, Patagonia, San Julian and Tierra del Fuego, among others. The strait between Tierra del Fuego and mainland South America was later called the Strait of Magellan. This coloured 2 Euro coin depicts Ferdinand Magellan as he looked at the time of his circumnavigation of the globe. His Portuguese name 'FERNAO DE MAGELHAES', the text 'CIRCUM NAVEGACAO' (circumnavigation) along with the years 1519 and 2019 and the country name Portugal are displayed encircling the portrait. This coloured 2 Euro coin is packed in a coin capsule.