Portugal 2 Euro 2019 Ferdinand Magellan Proof

Ferdinand Magellan, in Portuguese Fernão de Magalhães, was a Portuguese explorer just like Marco Polo and Christopher Columbus. Ferdinand Magellan led the first voyage by sail 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 named the 'Straits of Magellan'. On the occasion of the great historical event 'The Earth is round' Portugal has honoured Ferdinand Magellan by issuing a special 2 Euro coin about him. The coin shows an image of Ferdinand Magellan together with his Portuguese name 'FERNAO DE MAGELHAES'. The text 'CIRCUM NAVEGACAO' (circumnavigation), and the years 1519 and 2019 are also shown. We also have the special 2 Euro Portugal 2019 Ferdinand Magellan available in the quality Proof. A Proof coin cannot be compared with a UNC or BU quality coin. The coin has been packed with the greatest care in a luxury package on which the text that appears on the coin is also depicted. The technical details of this coin are printed on the packaging. The print run of this proof quality coin is only 10,000 copies.