Image of Juan Sebastián de Elcano, taken from the portrait in the Naval Museum in Madrid. Above this image is a compass rose. On the right, detail of the coat of arms of Juan Sebastián de Elcano. On the lower part of the coin, the legend `Primus Circundedisti me` awarded to him by Emperor Charles V as a reward for his feat, with lines in the form of a grid of winds in the background.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
ESPAÑA 2022
J. S. ELCANO
PRIMUS CIRCUMDEDISTI ME (Translation: Spain 2022 J. S. Elcano You were the first to turn around me)
Reverse description
Image in color commemorating the arrival in Spain of the Nao Victoria in September 1522, under the command of Juan Sebastián de Elcano and the last 17 survivors of the expedition, who completed the first round-the-world voyage.
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
Reeded
Mint
(M) Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda), Madrid, Spain (1591-date)