Herbert Wähner

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Herbert Wähner (born March 28, 1961 in Steyr , Upper Austria ) is an Austrian engraver and coin designer.

Life

Herbert Wähner graduated from the technical school for metal design in Steyr. In 1984 he was hired by the then chief engraver Alfred Zierler at the Austrian Mint (at that time the main mint ) and has been working there as an engraver ever since. He also works for the Gibraltar Mint. Over the years he has won several prizes such as: B. Coin of the Year and Krause Award . One of his most famous works is the design of the obverse of the city ​​of Hall's first 25 euro niobium coin .

Works (selection)

50 Schilling bimetal 1996
20 Schilling 1998 Michael Pacher
25 Euro 2008 The fascination of light
  • 20 Schilling: Martinsturm Bregenz, Michael Pacher, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Johann Nestroy
  • 50 Schilling: value side of the bimetal coin
  • 100 Schilling Silver: Charles V.
  • 500 Schilling silver: Koloman Moser, Herbert von Karajan, Karl Böhm, Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss, Alpine region, Pannonian region, hilly landscape, cities,
  • some 500 and 1000 shilling gold coins
  • 2 euros: Oesterreichische Nationalbank (2016)
  • 5 euros: 100 years of football, 100 years of skiing, European anthem, electoral reform, World Cup Schladming 2013, Federal Army
  • some 10 and 20 euro silver coins
  • 25 euros Niobium : City of Hall (WS), satellite navigation (WS), aviation (WS), fascination with light, astronomy, tunneling
  • some 50 and 100 euro gold coins

Web links

Commons : Herbert Wähner  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Herbert Wähner on the page of the "Austrian Mint"
  2. ↑ Engravers. (No longer available online.) In: Gibraltar International Mint / gibmint.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2015 ; Retrieved March 19, 2016 . 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 / gibmint.com
  3. ↑ Ursula Kampmann: Herbert Wähner receives the Krause award for his life's work. In: muenzenwoche.de. February 27, 2014, accessed March 19, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Wähner, Herbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian engraver and coin designer
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Steyr , Upper Austria , Austria