Portugal 7.5 Euro 2022 'Ferdinand Magellan'

Portugal 7.5 Euro 2022 'Ferdinand Magellan'. Ferdinand Magellan, in Portuguese 'Fernão de Magalhães' was a Portuguese explorer like Marco Polo and Christopher Columbus. Magellan led the first circumnavigation of the world! In doing so he revealed the existence of a connection between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans, proving that the Earth is round! At the time, this was considered the biggest news ever published. Ferdinand Magellan made the most spectacular voyages in the early 16th Century between 1519 and 1522. Magellan's fleet consisted of five colossal ships weighing between 75,000 and 110,000 kilograms! In total there were 237 personnel on these five ships. Ferdinand Magellan set sail for, among others, the Cape Verde Islands, Rio de Janeiro, Patagonia, San Julian and Tierra del Fuego. The strait between Tierra del Fuego and the mainland of South America was later named the Strait of Magellan. Ferdinand Magellan also discovered the penguins! The ship on which Ferdinand Magellan made the first circumn avigation of the world is depicted on the face of the coin. His name is also displayed. On the reverse of the coin is part of an armillary sphere (a globe). The value indication of 7.5 Euro and the country name Portugal are also shown. The coin is packaged in a printed coin holder.