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SOM#067, Karen Worth - Ad Astra Per Aspera - The Sprit of the Space Age, 1963
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Photo by John Birks
Numbers Issued: 960 Bronze
FROM THE ARTIST
“We are living in the spirit of the space age. (This very day, May 16, 1963, an American astronaut is in orbit around the earth. Obverse: The star-shaped man is self-evident. 'Ad Astra Per Aspera' can be interpreted literally, 'To the stars through aspiration', or figuratively, 'To exalted place through hardship'. He speaks for every human being, whatever his aspiration. Reverse: Under the aegis of the benign spiritual figure = 'The Spirit of the Space Age' - the earthlings advance. He indicates that the power of technical achievement is to be used for the good of mankind. To keep pace with the conquest of our physical environment we must conquer 'Inner Space.'"
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![SOM#067, Karen Worth - Ad Astra Per Aspera - The Sprit of the Space Age, 1963
[b]Photo by John Birks[/b]
[i]Numbers Issued: 960 Bronze[/i]
[b]FROM THE ARTIST[/b]
“We are living in the spirit of the space age. (This very day, May 16, 1963, an American astronaut is in orbit around the earth. Obverse: The star-shaped man is self-evident. 'Ad Astra Per Aspera' can be interpreted literally, 'To the stars through aspiration', or figuratively, 'To exalted place through hardship'. He speaks for every human being, whatever his aspiration. Reverse: Under the aegis of the benign spiritual figure = 'The Spirit of the Space Age' - the earthlings advance. He indicates that the power of technical achievement is to be used for the good of mankind. To keep pace with the conquest of our physical environment we must conquer 'Inner Space.'"
Keywords: sold](albums/userpics/10001/SOM%23067-combo.jpg "SOM#067, Karen Worth - Ad Astra Per Aspera - The Sprit of the Space Age, 1963
[b]Photo by John Birks[/b]
[i]Numbers Issued: 960 Bronze[/i]
[b]FROM THE ARTIST[/b]
“We are living in the spirit of the space age. (This very day, May 16, 1963, an American astronaut is in orbit around the earth. Obverse: The star-shaped man is self-evident. 'Ad Astra Per Aspera' can be interpreted literally, 'To the stars through aspiration', or figuratively, 'To exalted place through hardship'. He speaks for every human being, whatever his aspiration. Reverse: Under the aegis of the benign spiritual figure = 'The Spirit of the Space Age' - the earthlings advance. He indicates that the power of technical achievement is to be used for the good of mankind. To keep pace with the conquest of our physical environment we must conquer 'Inner Space.'\"
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