Astronomers of National Stature.


Copernicus (Kopernik) on the face of the 1000 Polish Zlotych, worth approximately $4.


The back of the Polish 1000 Zlotych bill, showing the heliocentric universe.


Galileo on the front of the Italian 2000 Lira bill, worth approximately $1.


The back of the Italian 2000 Lira bill, showing the planetary observations made by Galileo.

The images of the currencies above are purposely shown at a limited resolution.

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Statue of Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler,
Prague, Czech Republic.