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2. Challenge coin - Wikipedia

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   Challenge coins are moderately inexpensive to design and produce. There are two basic processes by which to manufacture: zinc-alloy castings or die struck bronze. Zinc alloy castings offer the advantage of low cost. Zinc casting also allows more flexibility in design like cutouts found on spinner coins or bottle opener coins. [31]

3. William Gardner (coin designer) - Wikipedia

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   William Maving Gardner (25 May 1914 – 28 December 2000) [1] [2] was an English coin designer, engraver, calligrapher and writer who worked regularly for the Royal Mint over a 30-year period. [2] He is notable for designing coins such as the British 20 Pence Coin and some of the coins of Cyprus , New Zealand , Jordan , Guyana , Dominican ...

4. Joe Fitzgerald (coin designer) - Wikipedia

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   Joe Fitzgerald (born in Washington, D.C.) is an American artist and graphic designer.He is one of two designers of the 2005 United States nickel.His design, President Jefferson with Handwritten Liberty, appears on the obverse of that coin.

5. Wojciech Pietranik - Wikipedia

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   Wojciech Pietranik (25 March 1950—) [1] is a Polish artist and sculptor best known for his design work for coins and medals. Pietranik was born in Gdańsk, Poland, and he achieved a Masters in Sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts. He did freelance work from 1975 before moving to Darwin, Australia in 1985 to become a teacher.

6. Glossary of numismatics - Wikipedia

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   The artist or creator of a coin's design. [1] device A pattern or emblem used in the design of a coin. die An engraved metal piece used for transferring the design to the coin. In a vertical arrangement, the upper (or hammer) die is typically used for the obverse. The lower (or anvil) die is stationary and is used for the reverse.

7. Matthew Dent (designer) - Wikipedia

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   Dent studied art at Coleg Menai and graduated in graphic design from the University of Brighton. [1] The competition was to re-design the reverses of all circulation British coins (except the two pound coin which had only been introduced eleven years earlier). His entry was selected as the best of 4,000 and he was given a one-off payment of £ ...