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Commemorative medal depicting Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
Commemorative medal depicting Galileo Galilei (1564-1642). Obverse: Head of Galileo (left), telescope below. Legend: 'GALILEO GALILEI'. Reverse: Inscription, 'S.P.Q.P. ACADEMIA PRISTINO DECORI RESTITVTA OMNIBVSQVE DISCIPLINIS APERTA III NON DECEM. MDCCCLIX VICT. EMM. SARAVD. II. P.F.A. ITAL. MED. REGE. ELECTO.' Coat of arms below.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC3033 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | P. Cinganelli |
| Date made: | 1859 |
| People: | Galilei, Galileo; P. Cinganelli |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 54 mm |
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