Issuer |
Spain
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King |
Felipe VI (2014-date)
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Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
Year | 2022 |
Value | 2 Euro 2 EUR = USD 2.17 |
Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
Composition | Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel center in copper-nickel ring |
Weight | 8.5 g |
Diameter | 25.75 mm |
Thickness | 2.2 mm |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Number | N# 323480 |
References |
KM# 1552 ![]() And 5 more volumes. |
500th anniversary of Elcano's first round-the-world voyage
The expedition began in Seville in 1519 and ended in 1522 after finishing the first circumnavigation of the Earth. The design depicts two images, one is the globe in the background and the other one is a portrait of Juan Sebastián Elcano. At the bottom of the portrait and in capital letters the legends ‘JUAN SEBASTIÁN ELCANO’ and ‘PRIMUS CIRCUMDEDISTI ME’ (First to circumnavigate me), and on the portrait shoulder is the initial and the end date of the circumnavigation (1519-1522). On the right hand side and in capital letters are the issuing country ‘ESPAÑA’ and the year of minting ‘2022’. On the left hand side is the mint mark.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ESPAÑA
2022
JUAN SEBASTIÁN ELCANO
PRIMUS CIRCUMDEDISTI ME
1519 – 1522
M
A geographical map of Western Europe spans the outer ring and inner core on the right side of the coin. The inscription 2 EURO is superimposed over the map of Europe, with the numeral “2” located in an open field representing the eastern Atlantic Ocean. 12 stars are located on the right side of the outer ring, with six stars atop the map of Europe and six stars below it; six vertical stripes cut across the inner core of the coin, visually connecting the upper and lower star segments.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
2 EURO
LL
Inscribed (lettered)
The sequence "2 ★ ★" repeated six times alternately upright and inverted.
2 ★ ★ 2 ★ ★ 2 ★ ★ 2 ★ ★ 2 ★ ★ 2 ★ ★
Script: Latin
Lettering: 2 ★ ★ 2 ★ ★ 2 ★ ★ 2 ★ ★ 2 ★ ★ 2 ★ ★
© Cyrillius
Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda), Madrid, Spain (1591-date) |
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 | Frequency | |||||
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2022 M | 1 000 000 | $ 2.70 | $ 3.30 | $ 3.30 | 97% | ||||||||
2022 M | 5 000 | $ 30 | 1.8% | Proof |
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