Ján Černaj

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Ján Černaj (born 1948 ; died April 30, 2011 ) was a Slovak medalist .

Career

Slovak euro coin of 50 cents with Bratislava Castle (with Pavel Károly , since 2009)

Ján Černaj was a graduate of the Škola úžitkového výtvarníctva, an arts and crafts school in Kremnica , which mainly teaches metalworking and medal art . In 1970 he became an employee of the Czechoslovak mint , the Mincovňa Kremnica . From 1989 to 1990 and from 1995 to 2010 he headed the studio there. He designed several Slovak special coins and with Pavel Károly the coins for 10, 20 and 50 cents of the Slovak euro coins issued since 2009 . In addition, he designed numerous medals as an employee of the Mincovňa Kremnica and as a freelance artist.

Works (selection)

  • Gold coin worth 5000 Slovak crowns on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the first coinage of the Mincovňa Kremnica (1999)
  • Gold and palladium coin worth 10,000 Slovak crowns on the occasion of Slovakia joining the European Union (2004)
  • Silver coin worth 200 Slovak crowns, Bardejov Old Town World Heritage Site (2004)
  • Face of the Slovak euro coins of 10 cents, 20 cents and 50 cents (with Pavel Károly , since 2009)

Individual evidence

  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. ↑ Martin Károly: Zomrel kremnický medailér a minciar Ján Černaj , website Žiar , May 3, 2011, accessed on December 28, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Černaj, Ján
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Slovak medalist
DATE OF BIRTH 1948
DATE OF DEATH April 30, 2011