Description obverse

Stylised map showing the route, the discovery and crossing of the navigable straits connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans across the American continent, which was named after this Portuguese navigator. Inscriptions 2020 PORTUGAL CIRCUM NAVEGAÇĀO 1519-1522 and coin's face value 7,5 Є

Description reverse

One of Magellan's ships and two penguins - animals that would have been spotted for the first time by Europeans during this crossing, in 1520. This episode resulted in the species name “Magellanic penguin” (Spneniscus magellanicus). Inscriptions FERNĀO DE MAGALHĀES, ESTREITO 1520 and INCM - L.F.ABREU