OOSTENDE – Gerardus Mercator 1512-1594

Gerardus Mercator (born 5 March 1512 in Rupelmonde, County of Flanders (in modern Belgium), died 2 December 1594 in Duisburg, United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, (modern-day Germany)) was a cartographer, philosopher and mathematician. He is best known for his work in cartography, in particular the world map of 1569 based on a new projection which represented sailing courses of constant bearing as straight lines. He was the first to use the term ‘atlas’ for a collection of maps.

Release Dates

2012 (2), 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Features

  • Coin Alloy Name: Alpaca 12
  • Coin Alloy Color: silver
  • Coin Diameter: 31,00
  • Coin Thickness: 2,25
  • Coin Edge: serrated, fine
  • City: OOSTENDE
  • Country: Belgium
  • Available: yes
  • Location: OOSTENDE, Belgium