Ferdinand Welz

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Mother and child at the Helmut-Qualtinger-Hof in Vienna

Ferdinand Maria Josef Welz (born April 18, 1915 in Vienna ; † June 1, 2008 there ) was director of the master school for medalists at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna . He designed several motifs for the Schilling coins.

biography

Welz first completed an apprenticeship in engraving in Vienna. In 1933 he moved to the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and studied sculpture there . In 1938 he completed his academic training. In 1940 he became head of the engraving department in the main mint . After the Second World War he continued to work as a freelance artist and briefly moved to Sweden . In 1955 he was given a teaching position at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, where he directed the master school for medalists. 1970 to 1972 he became rector and from 1972 to 1976 he held the office of vice rector. In 1985 he retired , but took over the interim management of the master school until 1986.

Welz was best known for his work for the shilling currency. He designed the edelweiss on the 1 shilling coin and the woman with a gold cap for the 10 shilling coin. He also designed a number of commemorative coins , including for the centenary of Max Reinhardt and Franz Lehár . One of his last works was a coin on the occasion of the Pope's visit to Austria in 1988. Welz was buried at the Grinzinger Friedhof (group 29, row 6, number 7) in Vienna.

Works

  • 10 Schilling coin 1957–1973 both sides, 1974–2001 value side (reverse by Kurt Bodlak )
  • Reverse 50 Groschen coin 1959–2001 (value side by Hans Köttenstorfer )
  • Reverse (edelweiss) 1 Schilling coin 1959–2001 (value side by Edwin Grienauer )
  • Some 25, 50, 100 and 500 Schilling silver coins, including the 1965 anniversary coin of the Republic of Austria for the foundation of the University of Vienna by Rudolf IV von Habsburg, Duke of Austria, 1358–1365
  • 25 and 50 franc gold coins Liechtenstein 1961


  • 10 shilling coin 1980

  • 1 Schilling coin, reverse by Ferdinand Welz

  • 50 Schilling coin 1965 for the 600th anniversary of the University of Vienna , reverse by Ferdinand Welz

  • Liechtenstein 25 franc gold coin 1961

  • 25 Schilling coin 1970 Franz Lehár

  • 100 Schilling coin Olympic Games 1976 (1st issue)

  • Relief by Ferdinand Welz on the grave niche of the actor Rudolf Teubler (1881–1943) in the urn grove of the Simmering fire hall

literature

  • Günther Dembski u. Heinz Winter: Ferdinand Welz - An Austrian Medalist of the 20th Century, in: Numismatic Journal 115, 2007, 101–178.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biography  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. from Mint Austria@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / austrian-mint.at  
  2. ↑ Elmar Fröschl: A biography of the sculptor and medalist Edwin Grienauer. Vienna 2014, p. 113.
  3. ↑ Günther Dembski – Heinz Winter: FERDINAND WELZ - AN AUSTRIAN MEDAL OF THE 20TH CENTURY. (pdf) (No longer available online.) Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; accessed on October 10, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / ww2.smb.museum

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personal data
SURNAME Welz, Ferdinand
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Welz, Ferdinand Maria Josef (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian medalist, engraver and academy director
DATE OF BIRTH April 18, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH June 1, 2008
Place of death Vienna