500th Anniversary of Nicolaus Copernicus's Birth

Germany · 1973 · 20+10 Pfennig

This stamp commemorates the 500th anniversary of the birth of Nicolaus Copernicus, featuring a stylized portrait of the astronomer against a background of celestial bodies and orbits. The design highlights his revolutionary heliocentric model of the universe.

Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance-era astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun, rather than Earth, at its center. His work, 'De revolutionibus orbium coelestium', was a pivotal moment in the history of science, initiating the Copernican Revolution.