10 Euros Magellan-Elcano Expedition - Spice Islands
Features
| Issuer |
Spain
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Felipe VI (2014-date)
|
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2021 |
| Value | 10 Euros 10 EUR = USD 12 |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.925) |
| Weight | 27 g |
| Diameter | 40 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled, Coloured |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 300248 |
| References | KM# 1518 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Commemorative issue
Spice Islands
Series: 5th centenary of the first round-the-world voyage
Obverse
Image of Juan Sebastián Elcano, taken from the portrait kept in the Naval Museum in Madrid. On the right, detail of the head of the sculptural work entitled Carlos V, made by Leone and Pompeo Leoni, which is kept in the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ESPAÑA 2021
CARLOS V
JUAN SEBASTIÁN ELCANO
Translation:
Spain
Charles V
Reverse
Image in colour of the arrival in the Spice Islands of Juan Sebastián Elcano (nowadays the Molucca Islands).
Script: Latin
Lettering:
10 EURO
M
V CENTENARIO DE LA VUELTA AL MUNDO
Translation: 5th centenary of the round-the-world voyage
Edge
Reeded
Mint
 (M) |
Royal Mint of Madrid (Real Casa de la Moneda de Madrid), Spain (1591-date) |
Comments
The expedition of Magellan and Elcano was a 16th century maritime expedition financed by the Spanish Crown and captained by Ferdinand Magellan. This expedition, led by Juan Sebastián Elcano on his return, completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth in history.
The expedition had the purpose of opening a commercial route with the Pacific islands through the West, looking for a passage between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. It was formed by five ships that departed from Sanlúcar de Barrameda on September 20, 1519. The fleet, after having explored the American coastline south of Brazil for months, managed to cross the Strait of Magellan on November 21, 1520. In his voyage through the Pacific they reached the Philippine Islands, where, on April 27, 1521, Fernando de Magellan died in the battle of Mactán. The expeditionary continued the navigation to the Moluccas, objective of their trip, where they chose Juan Sebastián Elcano to captain the return trip. Sailing westward through the Indian Ocean and around Africa, on September 6, 1522 the Victoria, the only ship left on the expedition, returned to Sanlúcar de Barrameda with its cargo of spices, becoming the first ship in history to circumnavigate the world.
The expedition was financed mainly by King Charles I of Spain and V of the Holy Roman Empire, in the hope that he would discover a profitable route west to the Moluccas, as the eastern route was controlled by Portugal under the Treaty of Tordesillas. Although the expedition found a route, it was much longer and more arduous than expected and was therefore not commercially useful. However, the first circumnavigation has been regarded as a great achievement in navigation and had a significant impact on European understanding of the world.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 M | 5 000 | $ 220 | Proof | ||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 87
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Bullion value: USD 58.33
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Actual silver weight: 0.803 oz
Current silver price: 72.64 USD/oz (see silver price 
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