2021 Niue Galileo - Icons of Inspiration Series - 1 oz .999 Silver

Description

2021
Niue
Galileo - Icons of Inspiration Series - 1 oz .999 Silver Encapsulated
FIRST RELEASE of the new Icons of Inspiration Series!
Artwork by famed coin designer Joel Iskowitz! Its reverse is as exquisite as its obverse!!
Limited mintage of 10,000 coins!
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Obverse
: Famed astronomer and physicist Galileo Galilei holding a refracting telescope, one of his most famous innovations, alongside a globe and the moon. A rendition of his signature is below.
Reverse
: a triumphant image of a muse, arm extended toward the sun, with the seal of the nation of
Niue
, the face value, and the date.
Specifications
:
Year: 2021
Grade: Brilliant Unc
Denomination:
Metal Content: 1 troy oz
Purity: .999
Diameter: 39 mm
The first release in a new series of coins celebrating famous Icons of Inspiration through history features Galileo Galilei, one of the most famed innovators in scientific history. Galileo's achievements and discoveries are fundamental to our present understanding of the physical universe.
A scientist of many talents, Galileo is perhaps best known for his advancements in astronomy, especially the use of the the refracting telescope to better understand the cosmos - including observations of the moon, supernovae, and our solar system, discovering the four largest moons of Jupiter, still referred to as the Galilean moons, and the phases of Venus. His observations led him to champion Copernicus's heliocentric view of the solar system, at the time controversial but now known to be factual.
In addition to astronomy, Galileo achieved many other physical discoveries, including the laws of motion still fundamental to modern kinematics and a basic understanding of gravity based upon the observation that bodies unlike weights accelerate similarly in freefall. His practical contributions included research on conic sections to develop more accurate artillery aiming, the development of a thermometer based on fluid dynamics, and refinements to the design of the refracting telescope.