Eugenio Driutti

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Eugenio Driutti (born January 14, 1949 in Tarcento , Province of Udine ) is an Italian medalist .

Career

Italian 1 cent coin (since 2002)

After finishing vocational school, Eugenio Driutti worked in an artist's workshop where he learned engraving and other techniques. In 1971 he received a scholarship that enabled him to study at the Scuola dell'Arte della Medaglia - Giuseppe Romagnoli of the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato . In the following years he created a variety of medals for organizations and individuals. Since 1981 he has been employed as an engraver at the Istituto Poligrafico, which is also the Italian state mint . There he designed numerous coins of the Italian lira , often with motifs from the field of architecture . Driutti designed the 1 cent Italian euro coin with the facade of the Castel del Monte . Driutti lives and works in Rome .

Works (selection)

  • 500 lire silver coin commemorating the founding of the United World College of the Adriatic (1985);
  • Medal for the 100th birthday of Padre Pio , made in bronze, silver and gold (1987);
  • 500 lire silver coin in the fight against cancer (1989 reverse);
  • 200 lire commemorative coin made of aluminum bronze on the occasion of the centenary of the 4th section of the Consiglio di Stato (reverse, 1990);
  • 500 lire commemorative silver coin for the 2100th anniversary of the Milvian Bridge (1991);
  • 500 lira commemorative silver coin commemorating the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America (1992);
  • 500 lira commemorative silver coin commemorating the 650th anniversary of the University of Pisa (1993);
  • 50,000 Lire and 100,000 Lire commemorative gold coins for the 100th anniversary of the Banca d'Italia (1993);
  • 50,000 lire commemorative gold coin for the 900th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone for Modena Cathedral (1993);
  • 5000 lire commemorative silver coin commemorating the 600th birthday of Antonio Pisanello (1995);
  • 200 lire commemorative brass coin for the centenary of the Guardia di Finanza (1996);
  • Face of the Italian euro coin at 1 cent (since 2002).

Awards

  • Nadal Furlan Prize of the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia (1979);

Web links

Commons : Eugenio Driutti  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eugenio Driutti , site MeBnet, accessed on 4 December 2018th
  2. ↑ Anonymous: Consegnati a Buia i premi Nadâl '79 . In: Friuli nel Mondo No. 305, March 1980, p. 11, online , PDF 14.9 MB, accessed on December 4, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Driutti, Eugenio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian medalist
DATE OF BIRTH January 14, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Tarcento , Province of Udine