Commemorative medal depicting Nicholas Copernicus (1473-1543)

Commemorative medal depicting Nicholas Copernicus (1473-1543). Obverse: Full length figure of Copernicus, seated (right), holding an armillary sphere. Legend: 'STA SOL.' Reverse: Inscription, 'NICOLAO COPERNICO POLONO SOCIETAS REG. LITER VARS MDCCCXXX'. Within a circle of stars.
Obverse depicts the statue of Copernicus by Bertel Thorvaldsen erected in Warsaw in 1830. The medal was struck by the Paris Mint (information Orest Paszkowycz).

Object Details

ID: MEC2657
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Oleszczynski, A.
Date made: 1830
People: Nicholas Copernicus, Nicholas
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 59 mm
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