INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF ASTRONOMY
Obverse : Satellite is shown orbiting planet Earth partly covered by the moon and a sun illuminating the heavens with the text "rükselte des mondes", "republik österreich" above right and "25 EURO" below.
Reverse : Development of the telescope spanning from Isaac Newton to present-day radio telescopes around the dark side of the moon with the text "jahr der astronomie" and Galileo’s portrait at left, 2009 above and 1609 below.
Note : Inner ring GOLDEN YELLOW |
