10 Euro – Juan Sebastián Elcano (2021)

Image source: Real Casa de la Moneda

Additional information

Title / Occasion	Juan Sebastián Elcano
Country	Spain
Ruler (Dates)	Felipe VI (2014-)
Denomination	10 Euro
Year of Issue	2021
Material	Silver
Fineness	Ag .925
Size (mm)	40.00
Weight	27.00 g
Shape	Round
Edge	Reeded
Quality	Proof
Mint	Real Casa de la Moneda
Mintmark	Real Casa de la Moneda logo
Mintage	5000
Special Techniques	Color
Series	5th Centenary of the First Circumnavigation of the World

Description obverse

ESPANA 2021, JUAN SEBASTIAN ELCANO, CARLOS V, Portrait bust of Juan Sebastian Elcano facing, smaller portrait of emperor Charles V. to the right. Stylised lines of longitude and latitude in the background, star to the left.

Description reverse

10 EURO, V CENTENARIO DE LA VUELTA AL MUNDO, The reverse depicts an image of Juan Sebastián Elcano on the Spice Island of (nowadays the Molucca Islands).