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).
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).
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Object Details
ID: | MEC2657 |
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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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