Drahomír Zobek

Drahomír Zobek (born July 20, 1952 in Nová Baňa ) is a Slovak sculptor and medalist .

Career

Slovak euro coin at 5 cents (since 2009)

Drahomír Zobek attended from 1967 to 1971 the Škola úžitkového výtvarníctva , an arts and crafts school in Kremnica , which mainly trains engravers and metal sculptors. In July 1971 he became an employee of the Czechoslovak mint , the Mincovňa Kremnica . From 1990 to 1995 he headed the studio there and has been working as a freelance artist since then. Zobek designed in Czechoslovakia several special coins after the independence of Slovakia all 1993 valid until 2008 Mint in Slovak koruna and the small cent coins issued since 2009 Slovak euro coins . In addition, he designed numerous medals as an employee of the Mincovňa Kremnica and as a freelance artist. Zobek lives and works in Kremnica.

Works (selection)

Silver coin for 50 Czechoslovak crowns , listed old town of Levoča (1986)
Silver coin for 100 Czechoslovak crowns, 225th anniversary of the Schemnitz Mining Academy in Banská Štiavnica (1987)
Memorial coin worth 10 Czechoslovak crowns, in memory of Milan Rastislav Štefánik (1991)
Circulation coins of the Slovak crowns (1993 to 2008)
Face of the Slovak euro coins at 1 cent, 2 cents and 5 cents (since 2009)

Coins designed by Drahomír Zobek
Commemorative coin worth 10 Czechoslovak crowns for Milan Rastislav Štefánik (1991)
5 Slovak crowns , uniform face of the course coins (1993 to 2008)
10 hellers, back with wooden bell tower (1993 to 2008)
50 Heller, Devín Castle tower (1993 to 2008)
5 crowns, Celtic coin Biatec (1993 to 2008)
10 crowns, bronze cross from Veľká Mača (1993 to 2008)

Web links

Commons : Drahomír Zobek - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Daniel Haas Kianička: 95 rokov (česko) slovenského medailérstva v kremnickej Mincovní (1918 - 2013). Výstava uzatvárajúca činnosť výstavného kabinetu NBS-Múzea mincí a medailí Kremnica . In: Kremnické Noviny , December 6, 2012, Volume 21, p. 9, PDF, 2.5 MB , accessed on December 28, 2018.
↑ Kalendár Osobností Regiónu Okresov Banská Štiavnica Žarnovica a Žiar nad Hronom. Rok 2012. Personálny Register , PDF, 966 kB , Kremnica City Library website, page 41, accessed on December 28, 2018.

personal data
SURNAME	Zobek, Drahomír
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Slovak sculptor and medalist
DATE OF BIRTH	July 20, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH	Nová Baňa

[1] Daniel Haas Kianička: 95 rokov (česko) slovenského medailérstva v kremnickej Mincovní (1918 - 2013). Výstava uzatvárajúca činnosť výstavného kabinetu NBS-Múzea mincí a medailí Kremnica . In: Kremnické Noviny , December 6, 2012, Volume 21, p. 9, PDF, 2.5 MB , accessed on December 28, 2018.

[2] Kalendár Osobností Regiónu Okresov Banská Štiavnica Žarnovica a Žiar nad Hronom. Rok 2012. Personálny Register , PDF, 966 kB , Kremnica City Library website, page 41, accessed on December 28, 2018.