Obverse: the obverse depicts a portrait of Fernando Magellan. Around the coin, the semicircular minting year "2019" and the words "CIRCUM NAVEGACÃO 1519 FERNÃO · DE · MAGALHÃE". The outer side of the coin features twelve stars of the European Union.
Reverse: regular 2€ nominal number.
Edge: elements of the Portuguese coat of arms on the edge of the coin - five shields and seven castles of three towers.
About the coin: the 2019 Portuguese commemorative 2 euro coin dedicated to the maritime traveler and discoverer Fernand Magellan, commemorating his anniversary of his 500th expedition around the Earth. In 1519-1522, the expedition launched by Magellan was the first to sail the Earth, the first to cross the South American Strait, linking South America with the Pacific Ocean, the first to take Asia and Africa to the west and return to Spain. The Magellan Expedition confirmed that the Earth is round.
