PFAHLER, CHRISTOPH (Germ.). Mint-master at Liegnitz, 1650; Brieg, 1651. Father of Samuel Pfahler.
Source: Biographical dictionary of medallists; coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, ancient and modern, with references to their works B.C. 500-A.D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer, London 1904
Source: Biographical dictionary of medallists; coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, ancient and modern, with references to their works B.C. 500-A.D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer, London 1904
Mint master:
In medieval and early modern Germany, the Münzmeister ("mint master", the Latin term is monetarius) was the director or administrator of a mint, a moneyer with responsibility for the minting of coins, or specie. His duties were defined differently at different locations and ages.
PAUWELS & ZOON
PAUWELS & ZOON (Dutch). A firm of Amsterdam Die-sinkers and Engravers, who issued medals at various times, some of which are described in Tijdschrift van het Nederlandsch Genootschap voor Munten Penningkunde : 1863. 25th Anniversary of Holland's Independence; — 1864. Jubilee of H. W. Roelants, of Schiedam; — Silver Wedding of Willem III. and Sophia (2 var.); — 1865. War Medal for Veterans of the War, 1813-1815 ; — 1867. Medal of the Congregation of the Relief of Leyden ; — 1869. Commemorative me...
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PAUWELS & ZOON (Dutch). A firm of Amsterdam Die-sinkers and Engravers, who issued medals at various times, some of which are described in Tijdschrift van het Nederlandsch Genootschap voor Munten Penningkunde : 1863. 25th Anniversary of Holland's Independence; — 1864. Jubilee of H. W. Roelants, of Schiedam; — Silver Wedding of Willem III. and Sophia (2 var.); — 1865. War Medal for Veterans of the War, 1813-1815 ; — 1867. Medal of the Congregation of the Relief of Leyden ; — 1869. Commemorative me...
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PAWLIK, FRANZ XAVER
PAWLIK, FRANZ XAVER (Austr.). Contemporary Medallist, born at Vienna on 2. August 1865, died there from consumption on 23. August 1906. He studied at the Academy of Decorative Arts under Professors Tautenhayn and Weyr, and later under Scharff. In 1867, he obtained a grant from the government to visit Germany, Holland, Belgium and Italy, and on his return he was appointed Assistant-medallist to the Vienna Mint. In 1906 he obtained the title of Medallist and Engraver to the Mint. He was the recipi...
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PAWLIK, FRANZ XAVER (Austr.). Contemporary Medallist, born at Vienna on 2. August 1865, died there from consumption on 23. August 1906. He studied at the Academy of Decorative Arts under Professors Tautenhayn and Weyr, and later under Scharff. In 1867, he obtained a grant from the government to visit Germany, Holland, Belgium and Italy, and on his return he was appointed Assistant-medallist to the Vienna Mint. In 1906 he obtained the title of Medallist and Engraver to the Mint. He was the recipi...
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PAZZAGLIA, ANTONIO
PAZZAGLIA, ANTONIO (Ital.). Gem-engraver and Medallist of the second half of the eighteenth century. " He was a lieutenant in the Papal Guard ", says King, " and has surpassed every modern, except perhaps Rega, in attaining to not merely the antique spirit in design, but even the peculiar, all but inimitable, antique touch in the execution. Of the former, his Centaur vanquished by a Bacchante is a conspicuous proof; of the latter, his Cupid crossing the waves on his own quiver, masted with an ...
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PAZZAGLIA, ANTONIO (Ital.). Gem-engraver and Medallist of the second half of the eighteenth century. " He was a lieutenant in the Papal Guard ", says King, " and has surpassed every modern, except perhaps Rega, in attaining to not merely the antique spirit in design, but even the peculiar, all but inimitable, antique touch in the execution. Of the former, his Centaur vanquished by a Bacchante is a conspicuous proof; of the latter, his Cupid crossing the waves on his own quiver, masted with an ...
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PECKHAM, SIR EDMUND
PECKHAM, SIR EDMUND (Brit.). High Treasurer of the London Mint from the reign of Henry VIII. to that of Elizabeth. The coins he is said to have issued bear his crest, an ostrich's head, as mintmark. His appointment as Master of the Mint dates from 1546; in 1554 he was a Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire; later, he was made a privy councillor, and knighted in 1555. He retained his post till his death, although during 1552-54 his place was filled temporarily by Martin Pirri, master of the D...
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PECKHAM, SIR EDMUND (Brit.). High Treasurer of the London Mint from the reign of Henry VIII. to that of Elizabeth. The coins he is said to have issued bear his crest, an ostrich's head, as mintmark. His appointment as Master of the Mint dates from 1546; in 1554 he was a Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire; later, he was made a privy councillor, and knighted in 1555. He retained his post till his death, although during 1552-54 his place was filled temporarily by Martin Pirri, master of the D...
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