Poland Medal 1818 dedicated to Nicolaus Copernicus; from the period of partitions; by Petit and Durant. Obverse: Astronomer bust facing left, around NICOLAUS COPERNICUS. Reverse: Horizontal inscription NATUS TORUNII IN PRUSSIA AN M.CCCC.LXXIII. OBIIT AN M.D.XLIII; below SERIES NUMISMATICA UNIVERSALISVIRORUM ILLUSTRIUM and MDCCCXVIII. Bronze. Small Scratches. H-Cz. 3868. Weight approx: 40 g. Diameter: 40 mm