On the obverse, two images of Juan Sebastián Elcano and Fernando de Magallanes, taken from the portraits of both housed at the Naval Museum of Madrid, are reproduced. Above these images, a rose of the winds. On the right, inside an oval, detail of the head of the sculptural work entitled `Carlos V`, made by Leone and Pompeo Leoni, which is kept in the Prado Museum, Madrid; below, the legend CARLOS V . On the top of the coin, the legend ESPAÑA 2020. In the lower part of the coin, the legends ELCANO and MAGALLANES. Occupying all the bottom of the coin, some lines as a grid of winds.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
ESPAÑA 2020
CARLOS V
ELCANO - MAGALLANES (Translation: SPAIN 2020 CHARLES V ELCANO - MAGELLAN)
Reverse description
On the reverse of each of the pieces of the series, there is an episode of such a historic expedition. On this occasion, it is dedicated to the passage of the Strait of Magellan. An image, in colour, is reproduced reminiscent of the journey made by Magellan and Elcano to go around the world, with the allegory of Mare Tenebrarum (Sea of Darkness), the name at that time of the Atlantic Ocean. On the top of the coin, the face value of the piece, 10 EURO. On the left, the mint mark. In the lower part of the coin the legend V CENTENARIO DE LA VUELTA AL MUNDO.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
10 EURO
M
V CENTENARIO DE LA VUELTA AL MUNDO (Translation: 10 EURO M V CENTENARY OF THE ROUND-THE-WORLD VOYAGE)
Edge
Mint
M Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda), Madrid, Spain (1591-date)