Medal opening of the Astronomical and Copernican Museum in Rome in 1879 - RARE, ex. Orest Paszkowycz

Rare medal to commemorate the opening of the Astronomical and Copernican Museum in Rome in 1879.

Specimen from the Orest Pashkovych Collection, with an ownership mark on the reverse.

Obverse: bust of Nicolaus Copernicus, left, on the intersection of the arm signature THEOD. RYGIER SCVLPSIS, below signatures JOANNES VAGNETTI FECIT FLORENTIAE - ARTH WOLYNSKI PVBLICAVIT

NICOLAVS COPERNICVS - ASTRONOMVS POLONVS

Reverse: inscription in 12 lines, below M. FERRUCCI COMPOSTIT

ARCHIGYMNASIA / BONON: ROMAN: FERRAR: PATAV: / QVÆ • MAGNVM • PLANETICORVM • SIDERVM / SYSTEMATIS • CORRECTOREM / IMMORTALE • POLONICÆ • NATIONIS • DECVS / QVA • DISCIPLVM • QVA • MAGISTRVM / EX • A • MCDXCVI • AD • A • MDIV • HABVERVNT / IN • MEMORIAM / MVSEI • COPERNICANI • ROMÆ • DEDICATI / LÆTITIÆ • ET • GRATVLATIONIS • ERGO / SIGNANDVM • CVRAVERVNT / MDCCCLXXIX

Bronze, diameter 65 mm, weight 136.19 g