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Obverse: Half-figure of the astronomer turned ¾ to the right, in a coat with fur collar. Copernicus is holding an astrolabe in his left hand. Inscription along the rim: *WSTRZYMAŁ SŁOŃCE WZRUSZYŁ ZIEMIĘ UR. 1473. UM. 1543. POLSKIE WYDAŁO GO PLEMIĘ [HE STOPPED THE SUN, AND MOVED THE EARTH. BORN 1473, DIED 1543. HE IS A SON OF THE POLISH TRIBE]. Signature at the bottom rim: BELOW
Reverse: Inscription in nine lines: MIKOŁAJOWI / KOPERNIKOWI / W CZTERECHSETNĄ / ROCZNICĘ / URODZIN / NA ZIEMI POLSKIEJ / ROKU PAŃSKIEGO / MDCCCLXXIII / CZEŚĆ ODDAJĄ / RODACY [IN A TRIBUTE TO N. C. ON THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH ON THE POLISH SOIL, IN THE YEAR MDCCCLXXIII. FELLOW COUNTRYMEN]. Along the rim—signs of Zodiac, inscription at the top along the rim: STARANIEM TOWARZYSTWA PRZYJACIÓŁ NAUK W POZNANIU [DUE TO EFFORTS OF THE FRIENDS OF SCIENCES SOCIETY IN POZNAŃ]
Author: Fryderyk Below (1822-1895)
Place and date of origin: Poznań, 1873
Material: Zinc
Dimensions: dia. 65 mm
Inventory no.: N 520
January 30, 2019