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The E-Sylum: Volume 13, Number 43, October 24, 2010, Article 22

COINTELEVISION INTERVIEWS COIN AND MEDAL ARTIST ALEX SHAGIN

David Lisot of Coin Television interviewed coin and medal Alex Shagin at the recent Long Beach Expo; the video and an accompanying article were published on CoinLink on Tuesday. Check it out! -Editor

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Alex Shagin was born in Russia, near Leningrad, on January 21, 1947. Alexander George Shagin is the only child of George and Ekaterina Shagin. He studied at the Vera Mukhina School of Arts and Design, completing his education in 1971.

In the 1970's the Leningrad mint was involved mostly in the production of medals and commemorative coins. Shagin was responsible to produce at least one medal every two months. Although he was allowed a rather wide latitude in his work, all of his designs had to be approved by the Council of Art medals before they could be struck.

Shagin applied for an exit visa. This so angered the Soviet officials that he was immediately relieved of his position. After waiting more than a year, during which time he had no means of earning a living, he was finally given an exit visa. In 1979 Shagin emigrated to the United States and now resides in Santa Monica, California where he continues his art.

He has works in museums and private collections around the world, including the Hermitage Museum, the Smithsonian Institution, Yad Vashem Museum, the British Museum and the Swedish Royal Medallic Collection. In 2002, as First Vice President of the American Medallic Sculpture Association (A.M.S.A.) he participated in the Federation Internationale de le Medaille (F.I.D.E.M.) congress by designing a special presentation medal for the American Delegation–The Medal of Liberty presented to twelve individuals by Ronald Reagan in 1986.

To read the complete article, see: Profiles: Medal and Coin Artist Alex Shagin (www.coinlink.com/News/general-collecting/
profiles-medal-and-coin-artist-alex-shagin/)

Wayne Homren, Editor

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