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1000 Pesetas Fernando de Magellan - South-west passage
| Issuer | Western Sahara |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Value | 1000 Pesetas (1000 EHP) |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central insert features a multicolor appliqué depicting a bearded portrait of explorer Fernando de Magellan in three-quarter view to the right, overlaid with an image of a period sailing vessel. Surrounding the colorized insert, the outer legend PIONEROS DE LA HUMANIDAD arcs across the upper field and TRIUNFO Y AVENTURA arcs across the lower field, both in raised Latin lettering on the polished metal border. Within the colorized medallion, the inscriptions SOUTH-WEST PASSAGE, FERNANDO DE MAGELLAN, and the date 1520 appear in red lettering. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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