Portugal 2 euros 2019 Fernan Magellan 500 years of world travel

Portugal. 2 euros. 2019 Fernan Magellan 500 years of world travel.

Fernan Magellan (1480, Sabroza, Traz-Monzt region, Kingdom of Portugal - April 27, 1521, Mactan Island, Philippines) - Portuguese and Spanish navigator with the title Adelantado. He commanded the expedition, which made the first known world tour. He opened the strait, later named after him, becoming the first European who followed the sea from the Atlantic to the Pacific. In 1511, Magellan set off on an expedition to conquer Malak (now Malaysia), the expedition proved to be successful. After, Magellan asked the Portuguese king to finance the expedition to the spice islands (the Moluccas) and to find the Western route to India, but the king refuses to help him. And then Magellan asks for help in the Spanish king Charles I, and he agrees to the support of the expedition. Fernan Magellan on five ships sets off along the coast of South America, then bypasses it from the South and reaches Malak via the West. The expedition went from September 20, 1519 to September 6, 1522 - in the future, this journey was called the first circumnavigation. 18 people and one ship returned from the expedition, and five ships went with a crew of 280 people. Most of the crew died from disease, food shortages and military clashes with the natives. Fernan Magellan was killed by natives who did not want to submit to the Spanish crown on the island of Mactan Lapu-Lapu on April 27, 1521.

Obverse: in the outer circle - the traditional 12 stars of the EU; in the inner circle is the face of Magellan;
inscriptions in Portuguese country regulator “Portugal 2019”

Reverse: In the center on the right is a map of Europe with the horizontal inscription “EURO”. The map of Europe is shown on top of six vertical lines, symbolizing stability; There are stars at the ends of these lines (a total of 12 stars, one for each end of the line, symbolizing the 12 founding countries of the eurozone). The left side shows the numerical designation of the par value - 2. Designer sign Luc Luyx (Luc Luycx) - two intersecting letters L (LL), resembling the number 4, are located on the right in the center under the letter "O" of the word EURO).

Release Date: May 08, 2019.