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The E-Sylum: Volume 10, Number 4, January 28, 2007, Article 10 KERRI BURNETTE: CANADIAN COMMEMORATIVE COIN ARTIST A Wednesday, January 24th article in the Sherwood Park news of Alberta, Canada profiles local artist Kerri Burnett, who has been called upon by the Royal Canadian Mint to design a number of wildlife-themed commemorative coins. "The mint was looking for a rendition of the trumpeter swan for its 2007 specimen coin set. While Burnett wasn't the only artist asked to submit a design, hers was selected by a committee at the mint in Ottawa. The specimen set, which features the swan created by Burnett on its dollar-piece, was released earlier this month. She said it was exciting to see that her work would be permanently immortalized on a coin. 'Your artwork, your design is going to be pretty much there forever,' she said. It's not the first time one of Burnett's designs has been selected by the national mint either. The local painter has previously seen her creations selected both times the mint asked her to submit a design. Burnett was featured in the 1997 grey wolf and 2004 grizzly bear platinum proof coin sets. There are only a few artists in Canada the mint has worked with that have mastered the art of designing coins, said Jennifer Holmes, product manager of numismatics (the study of collecting coins) at the mint. 'It's definitely not run of the mill, or dime a dozen, that Kerri has done three,' Holmes added in a telephone interview from her Ottawa office. The Sherwood Park artist has mastered the complexity needed for coin design, Holmes stated." To read the complete article, see: Full Story Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@coinlibrary.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum | |
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