100 Pesos Ferdinand Magellan

The Falkland Islands issuing a coin honoring Magellan carries a specific irony: his 1520 passage through the strait bearing his name brought European awareness to the southern latitudes, yet the islands themselves went unrecorded by his expedition. First confirmed sighting came over a century later, attributed to the English captain John Strong in 1690.

The 100 Pesos denomination references the brief Argentine peso currency imposed during the 1982 occupation — a pointed numismatic choice by the islands' government.