Coin of the day, day 10: UNESCO - MAGELLAN AND MANUELINE AGE
50€ GOLD 1/4OZ COIN
PROOF QUALITY YEARDATE 2021
For more than 40 years, the UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) lists the sites that are part of the “world heritage cultural property sites”. Since 2007, Monnaie de Paris honours various monuments included in this list in a series of collector coins. From 2019, this the matic is expanding one more time all over the world.
In 2021, on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of his death, Monnaie de Paris pays tribute to one of the first explorers to have undertaken and succeeded in a world tour, Fernand de Magellan (1480-1521).
On the obverse of this coin is engraved the portrait of Fernando de Magellan, Portuguese navigator and explorer.
The Victoria sailing the seas and oceans is shown on the coin. It was the first ship to navigate the globe on its expedition to the Molucca Islands. This is expressed by the world map in the background, which also shows the route taken by Magellan and his crew. The parallels and meridians are also represented.
The "500 years" symbolize the tribute of his passing.
The face value is inscribed at the bottom center of the coin.
SPECIFICATIONS
Metal
OR FIN 999‰
Year date
2021
Weight
7.780 g
Quality
Proof
Mintage
500
Face value
50
Diameter
22.000 mm
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