I found this coin designer list ebook while searching for information about the mint mark GC on Malaysia 50 sen coin. Some people says that the word GC meant for Government Coin. The initial GC exactly meant for Geoffrey Colley, the designer for that coin. the only information I can find came from that book. Geoffrey Colley born in Gillenham, UK in 1934 and studied art in Kent and London.
Among his medallic creations are: Battle of Britain 25th Anniversary; Desert War 25th Anniversary; Albert Einstien; Maiden Voyage of Queen Elizabeth II 1969; 46 General Dwight David Eisenhower; 900th Anniversary of the Norman Conquest 1966; and eight medals honoring the American Revolution.Designs: Aruba O&R/ 10 F. 2002 (com.) KM-24. Bermuda R/ 1 Cr. KM-13, 14. Fiji R/ 1 D. 1970 KM-33. Also, coins of Bahrain, Iceland, Iraq, Malaysia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Trinidad & Tobago, and United Arab Emirates.
Book: Coin Designers, Modelers and Engravers (2008 EDITION).
Writer: Charles R. Hosch
Pages: 255
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This book is an effort to provide brief biographical information on coin designers, modelers and engravers and references to some of the coin designs they created. For the most part, it is limited to such artists since 1900; however, many designers of coins issued prior to 1900 by countries such as the United States, Great Britain and many British Commonwealth countries, and certain European countries are included. This compilation does not purport to be a complete listing of coin designers, modelers and engravers. It would be impossible to do so. Most mints do not publish this information. The ones that do are usually limited to the English- and German-speaking countries, as well as others that have a long tradition of recognizing artistic achievement (mostly in Europe).
However, even the British Royal Mint often attributes designs to “staff artists.” Similarly, the U.S. Mint in recent years,has been reluctant to reveal the names of the designers of commemorative coins which are chosen in state or nation wide competitions, publishing only the name of the U.S. Mint Sculptor/Engraver. Probably 98 percent (or more) of world coin designs since 1800 are not attributed to any particular artist.
Also, the author has undoubtedly omitted many names which are available in various numismatic works. A great deal of information on coin artists is available on the Internet; however, much of it is in languages other than English. For example, there may be many article listings (or ‘hits’) on the Internet for a prominent Ukraine artist, but most of them are in the Ukrainian language.
This is a good book if you want to find any information about Coin Designers, Modelers and Engravers. Its hard to find any information about them online. I am not sure if this book is distributed for free or not but if you (the owner) of the book is reading this, please inform me if you want the download link to be removed.
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