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STUART DEVLIN (1931-2018)I learned this week via The Australian Coin Collecting Blog that coin artist Stuart Devlin has passed. -Editor
We are saddened to hear of the peaceful passing of the beloved designer Stuart Devlin whose designs adorn coins of many countries including many of those you have in your pocket or wallet right now. He's the designer of the platypus 20 cent, the iconic mob of roos dollar, the teeny echidna 5 cent, in fact he designed all of Australia's standard decimal coin reverses that have been in circulation since 1966 (except the $2 coin issued later). Not only has Mr Devlin designed coins but also silver art pieces, gold jewellery, sculptures, furniture and he's even designed houses. A book "Stuart Devlin Designer, Goldsmith, silversmith" written by his wife Carole Devlin and her sister Victoria Kate Simkin was recently published detailing his lifes work and includes a biography which is a tribute to his achievements in life. Stuart Devlin AO born in 1931 was 86 and passed away April 12th 2018. To read the complete article, see: A YouTube video appeared April 18, 2018. It consists of a still photo of Devlin with a voiceover reading an obituary. It doesn't identify the source. Here's an excerpt. -Editor
Devlin was born in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, and became an art teacher, specializing in gold and silversmithing. In 1957, he obtained a post at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and studied for a Diploma of Art in gold and silversmithing. He was awarded scholarships to study at the Royal College of Art in London in 1958, and was awarded a Harkness Fellowship by the Commonwealth Fund. He spent the two-year fellowship at Columbia University, United States. He returned to teach in Melbourne in 1962 and subsequently became an inspector of art schools. He rose to fame when, in 1964, he won a competition to design the first decimal coinage for Australia. In 1965, he moved to London and opened a small workshop. This marked the beginning of Devlin's own style, which often took the form of limited editions, the most popular being Easter eggs and Christmas boxes, now collectors' items. Among his most popular commissions, Devlin has designed coins and medals for 36 countries throughout the world, including precious coins for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and the medals for the founding awards of the Australian honours system in 1975: the Order of Australia, the Australian Bravery Decorations and the National Medal. In 1982, Devlin was granted the Royal Warrant of Appointment as Goldsmith and Jeweller to Her Majesty the Queen. To listen to the complete video, see: A later web search revealed the source for the video - Devlin's Wikipedia page! So are people just repurposing free content to create a YouTube channel? It would be useful to listen to while say,
driving your car. But it's odd that the source wasn't credited. Are other YouTubers doing this? -Editor
To read the complete Wikipedia article, see: See the Australian World of Coins site for images of Devlin's coin designs. -Editor
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