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10 Pesos Fernando de Magallanes
| Issuer | Cuba |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Currency | Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed effigy of Ferdinand Magellan is depicted in the central field, with a sailing ship — the Victoria — rendered in the background. An astrolabe is incorporated into the composition as a reference to the navigator's explorations. The legends FERNANDO DE MAGALLANES and VICTORIA arc along the upper and lateral periphery respectively. The year of issue 2003 and the mint mark appear in the lower exergue. |
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Magellan's connection to Cuba is essentially administrative — the coin commemorates the explorer under his Spanish name as part of Cuba's long-running series of silver issues honoring figures from the Age of Exploration. The series leaned heavily on Iberian navigators, and Magellan was a reliable subject given Spain's enduring claim on his legacy despite his Portuguese origins.
He never reached Cuba. He was killed in the Philippines in April 1521 at Mactan, leaving Elcano to complete the circumnavigation.