Carl Vezerfi-Clemm (March 15, 1939 in Budapest, Hungary – February 17, 2012 in Munich, (Germany)) was a German sculptor, medalist and coin designer. He made commemorative coins issued by the Federal Republic of Germany, medals, sculptures and other creations.

Biography

The young Carl Vezerfi-Clemm lived in Budapest (Hungary). From 1958 til 1962 he studied sculpture and painting at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts Budapest.

Since 1966 he lived in Munich, West Germany. From 1967 to 1974 he was a conservator at the Staatlichen Antikensammlungen and the Glyptothek in Munich. From 1974 to 1982 he worked as a medalist for a private mint in Munich. Since 1983 he was a freelance artist.

Carl Veterfi-Clemm was a member of the Kuenstlerkreis der Medailleure München (Artist Circle of Medalists Munich) since its foundation in 1988. Sculptors and medalists, proven in trials of coin design, joined this circle.

Carl Vezerfi-Clemm died at February 17, 2012 in his apartment in Munich after a long sickness. According to his will, his ashes were buried in silence in an unmarked grave at the Ostfriedhof (East Cemetery) in Munich. [1] [2]

Creations

Carl Verzerfi-Clemm made commemorative coins issued by the Federal Republic of Germany, medals, sculptures and other creations such as sculptures for the Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory.

Commemorative coins issued by the Federal Republic of Germany

Carl Vezerfi-Clemm designed following commemorative coins issued by the Federal Republic of Germany:

5 DM commemorative coins

500th birthday of Martin Luther

5 DM Luther obverse 5 DM Luther reverse

175th Birthday of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1984)

5 DM Mendelssohn obverse 5 DM Mendelssohn reverse

200th death anniversary of Frederick the Great (1986)

- Last 5 DM commemorative coin -.

5 DM Friedrich der Große obverse 5 DM Friedrich der Große reverse

10 DM Commemorative Coins

100th death anniversary of Carl Zeiss (1988)

10 DM Zeiss obverse 10 DM Zeiss reverse

900th birthday of Hildegard of Bingen (1998)

10 DM Hildegard von Bingen obverse 10 DM Hildegard von Bingen reverse

Footnotes

  1. ^ Staatliche Muenzsammlung Muenchen, Der Kuenstlerkreis der Medailleure Muenchen [1] Archived December 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Medaillenkunst e.V
  3. ^ a b Arnold et al., p. 418
  4. ^ Schoen and Schoen, p. 212
  5. ^ Pfefferkorn, p. 228
  6. ^ Steguweit in Dethlefs and Steguweit, p. 286
  7. ^ Schoen and Schoen, p. 213
  8. ^ Pfefferkorn, p. 196
  9. ^ Steguweit in Dethlefs and Steguweit, p. 290
  10. ^ Schoen and Schoen, p. 215
  11. ^ Pfefferkorn, p. 132
  12. ^ Steguweit in Dethlefs and Steguweit, p. 298
  13. ^ Schoen and Schoen, p. 217
  14. ^ Pfefferkorn, p. 98
  15. ^ Steguweit in Dethlefs and Steguweit, p. 308
  16. ^ Schoen and Schoen, p. 229
  17. ^ Steguweit in Dethlefs and Steguweit, p. 342

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