Austria Silver-Niobium
2009 YEAR OF ASTRONOMY
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Coin Details
Origin/Country: |
AUSTRIA - REPUBLIC |
Item Description: |
25E 2009 BI-MET YEAR OF ASTRONOMY SILVER - NIOBIUM |
Full Grade: |
NGC MS 70 |
Owner: |
a1toning |
Owner Comments:
In 1609, mathematician and astronomer Galileo first observed the moon with a telescope. His subsequent drawings of its surface provide the background to his portrait on this marvellous golden yellow silver niobium 25 euro coin’s reverse. The Sterling silver ring around its niobium core shows the development of the telescope spanning from Isaac Newton to present-day radio telescopes. The dark side of the moon was, however, beyond Galileo’s reach. A satellite is shown orbiting it on the obverse of the coin, while the outer silver ring shows planet Earth partly covered by the moon and a stylised sun illuminating the heavens.