Date | 1973, 19 XII |
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Value | $ 50 |
Catalog no. | Mi 1293 Sc 870 SG 1549 Y&T 868 |
Topic | Copernicus, Nicolas |
Occasion | 500th birth anniversary |
Description | Portrait of Copernicus. The device on the left side and the one he holds are armillary spheres, used as 'teaching aid', to demonstrate his theory. Inscription on the upper right corner in Spanish means 'On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres', the name of Copernicus' most important work. |