Category: Artists

artists whose designs are applied (or intended for) the Turkish money

Seçkin Pirim

Seçkin Pirim, is the winner of the coin design contest of 1998, made in partnership with the TEMA Foundation to increase awareness on erosion.

The coin depicts trunks of five trees on a background of cracked and cleft soil, symbolizing fifth anniversary of the TEMA Foundation. Leaves form a wreath referring to the sorrow of erosion; death of the land. The inscription over the leaves read “TÜRKİYE ÇÖL OLMASIN” (Türkiye / Turkey, Should Not Be Allowed to Become a Desert) the motto of the foundation.

This commemorative was minted in two types; one silver and one bronze. The first one was presented to Mr. Hayrettin Karaca – the president and founder of the TEMA Foundation (*28, p. 2)

 

 

 

Seçkin Pirim also participated in the competition of commemorative for the 34. World Chess Olimpiads in 2000. His submissions were awarded with mentions. (Said coin was minted with the designs of Necmi Özgür and Beti Cenudioğlu)

The artist was born in 1977, and graduated Istanbul Anatolian Fine Arts High School in 1995 and completed his masters degree on Sculting at Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts in 2001.

www.seckinpirim.com

kapak foto: ithafsanat.com

Turhan Selçuk (1922 ~ 2010)

Turhan Selcuk was a prominent cartoonist and illustrator known for the comic strip Abdulcanbaz published in Milliyet newspaper.

UNESCO declared the year 1996, “Year of Nasreddin Hodja”. Turkey minted silver commemoratives bearing motifs in his cartoon style.

During this collaboration between the Turkish State Mint and Turhan Selcuk, another coin serie was contemplated but not realized. One of these designs (Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi) was used on the occasion of 1st World Air Games of 1997(*).

 

The designs of these coins were created by Turhan Selcuk, their models sculpted by Hakkı Baha Çavuşgil.

 

Further reading on the artist (Turkish): http://www.abdulcanbaz.biz/Hakkinda/Turhan-Selcuk/Turhan-Selcuk-Biyografi

Stuart Devlin (1931~ 2018)

Stuart Devlin designed the FAO Commemoratives of 1983-84 World Fisheries Conference.

Said coşns were made in three types – all denominated at 500 Lira – in gold, silver and cupro-nickel.

Royal Mint lead a commemorative coin programme for the Conference being held in Rome, where twelve countries participated with coins.

The initial pieces were struck without any mint mark, however the pieces struck at the Royal Mint for sales outside Türkiye bear the logo with the Tower of London.  Later, the Turkish State Mint also introduced their own mint-mark designed by Suat Özyönüm(*28, p. 73~75).

Stuart Leslie Devlin, an Australian by birth (1931 Geelong – Victoria), attended the Gordon Institute of Technology, specialising in gold and silversmithing. Later studies gold and silversmithing at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. He won a scholarship to the Royal College of Art in London and also a Harkness Fellowship at Columbia University in New York.

In 1982 he was awarded the royal warrant as goldsmith and jeweller to the Queen. He designed the commemorative coins for the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He also designed coins for around 30 different countries.

Stuart Devlin won the competition of 1964 for the design of the Australian coinage. The coins bear motifs of Australian native animals; such as a feather tail glider (1 c), a frilled lizard (2 c), an echidna (5c), a lyrebird (10 c), a platypus (20 c), Commonwealth Coat of Arms (50 c) and a mob of five kangaroos (1 $)

Australian Coinage by Stuart Devlin

Cover photo: https://www.ramint.gov.au/stuart-devlin-ao

https://benchpeg.com/news/stuart-devlin-ao-cmg-1931-2018

Abdullah Taşçı

Abdullah Tasci and his professor Namik Bayik created the patterns for the majority of the coins of the 1982 Spain FIFA World Cup Commemorative Coins series. (One coin of the set of four pieces was designed mint sculptor Suat Ozyonum.)

He enrolled the Academy of Fine Arts in 1967, and graduated the Graphical Arts Faculty in 1972.

He became assistant professor in 1982 with his thesis titled “Graphic Layout and Contemporary Book Graphics in Turkish Manuscripts” under Prof. Emin Barın. He tought at the Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts until his reitrement in 1999. Afterwards he tought at Maltepe University between 2000 and 2007, and at Dogus University between 2007 and 2020.

He created the logo still used by the Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts, designed 8 font families, and translated around 1.000 fonts into Turkish.

Personal website:https://www.abdullahtasci.com.tr/whoisabdullahtasci

*Etem Çalışkan, who is also a student of Prof. Emin Barın and Namik Bayik, designed the commemorative coins for the centenary of Atatürk’s birth.

Namık Bayık (1926 ~ 1992)

Namik Bayik and his student Abdullah Tasci created the patterns for the majority of the coins of the 1982 Spain FIFA World Cup Commemorative Coins series. (One coin of the set of four pieces was designed mint sculptor Suat Ozyonum.)

Etem Çalışkan, another student of Prof. Emin Barın and Namik Bayik, designed the commemorative coins for the centenary of Atatürk’s birth.

https://arhm.ktb.gov.tr/artists/detail/2240/namik-bayik-1926-1992

Zekiye İffet Koç

She designed the 3.000 Lira silver commemorative for the 1981 IYDP International Year of the Disabled People and the gold coin commemorating 75th anniversary of the World Scouts of 1982.

She worked for the State Mint and Security Printhouse and during her 30 years of service, she designed numerous stamps, bonds and similar security paperwork compositions.

Zekiye Koc works on miniature painting and her works are being exhibited in Bazaar of Istanbul Arts since 1987 where she still continues her workshop.

Etem Çalışkan

Etem Caliskan is the artist who created the designs of the silver and gold coins commemorating the Centenary of Ataturk’s birth. (relief and models were made by the State Mint sculptor Hakkı Baha Cavusgil).

The artist studied at the Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts, as a sudent of Prof. Emin Barın (who designed the circulation coins of 1947) and also  Prof. Namık Bayık who designed some of the 1982 commemoratives for World Football Cup.

His brief bio on his personal webpage:

“Publicist, artist, painter, calligrapher.

Born in 1928 in Tarsus – Göçük. Studied in Mersin during his elementary and middle school. Enrolled Academy of Fine Arts, Poster Department for higher education.

Studied pattern under Prof. Sabri Berkel, typography under Prof. Emin Barın, poster design and graphics under Prof. Namık Bayık.

Assisted Prof Emin Barin during construction of Anitkabir (Ataturk’s Mosoleum) as they were tasked with inscribing significant panels and walls.

Worked for various newspapers such as Zafer, Öncü, Dünya, Aksam, Milliyet, Hürriyet,  starting at Sabah in 1954 as an illustrator and calligrapher. Designed numerous book covers, posters; most notably the ones for the centenary of Atatürk’s birth.”

 

Cover photo: https://yurthaberleri.net/haber/etem-caliskandan-ataturk-portreleri-sergisi-haberi-1368.html

Hakkı Baha Çavuşgil (1924 ~ 2006)

Hakkı Baha Çavuşgil, started working for the Turkish State Mint in 1979 and created dozens of circulation and commemorative coins until his death.

He graduated from Fine Arts Academy and created many sculptures, focusing on abstract figures.

His brief cv from the State Mint Website:

He was born on 15th of May, 1924 in Harput, Elazig. completed his primary and middle education in Canakkale, his high school in the capital; Financial Trade School of Ankara.

Enrolled to Academy of Fine Arts (Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University today). Received lessons from Rudolf Belling and Zuhtu Muritoglu workshops, graduated sculpture programme in 1955. Also graduated Decoration and Ornamentation Arts Ceramics programme in 1957.

Studied in Italy under Italian Gov’t scholarship at Rome Istituto Centrale Del Restauro for five years.

Graduated Rome Medallion Arts School with honours (1962)

Staged dozens of exhibitions domestically and abroad, received several awards.

His creations while working for the State Mint:

  • 1981 Centennary of Ataturk’s birth; Half (½) and whole 1 Lira silver and gold coins (*1)
  • 1981 FAO World Food Day; 16th of October 20 Lira aluminium and 1.500 Lira silver coins
  • 1982 Hicretin 15. Yüzyılı
  • 1982 FAO 16 Ekim Dünya Besin Günü gümüş 1.500 Lira
  • 1982 Dünya İzciliğinin 75. Yılı
  • 1983 Anadolu Medeniyetleri Sergisi 500 Lira küpronikel ve 50.000 Lira altın
  • 1983 Cumhuriyet’in 60. Yılı (İnsan figürlerinin taşıdığı Ay Yıldız desenli yazı tarafı, *2)
  • 1984 Kış Olimpiyatları – Sarajevo, Bosna Hersek
  • 1984 Yaz Olimpiyatları – Los Angeles, ABD
  • 1985 Turgut Reis 500. doğum yılı gümüş 5.000 Lira ve altın 50.000 Lira
  • 1986 Dünya Futbol Şampiyonası – Meksika (kaktüs figürlü gümüş ve altın, ayrıca futbolcu figürlü gümüş, toplam 3 hatıra para)
  • 1986 Mehmet Akif Ersoy 50. Ölüm Yılı
  • 1987 Ormancılığımızın 130 Yılı, “Yeşili Yaşat, Ormanı Koru” sloganlı biri gümüş, biri altın iki hatıra para
  •  1988 Kış Olimpiyatları – Calgary, Kanada
  • 1988 Yaz Olimpiyatları – Seul, Güney Kore
  • 1988 Mavi Haliç, Büyük İstanbul Çevre Koruma Projesi, altın ve gümüş iki hatıra para
  • 1989 İstanbul Metrosu
  • 1989 Mimar Sinan 400. Anma Yılı (1.000 Liralık küpro-nikel, 20.000 Liralık gümüş ve 200.000 Liralık altın)
  • 1990 Çanakkale Zaferi 75. Yıl gümüş ve altın iki hatıra para
  • 1990 Parlamenter Demokraside 70. Yıl gümüş ve altın iki hatıra para
  • 1990 Dünya Futbol Şampiyonası – İtalya (Romus & Romülüs’ü emziren kurt figürlü ve top süren bir futbolcu desenli iki gümüş para)
  • 1991 Mozart 200. Ölüm Yılı – Saraydan Kız Kaçırma Operası – Topkapı Sarayı
  • 1992 500 Years of Peace and Harmony – Turkish Jews (Sefarad Yahudileri Göçü’nün 500. Yıldönümü, küpronikel, gümüş ve altın)
  • 1992 Cioacchino Rossini 200. Doğum Yılı
  • 1992 Muhsin Ertuğrul 100. Doğum Yılı
  • 1993 Türkiye Kızılay Derneği 125. Yıl (gümüş ve altın iki hatıra para)
  • 1993 Cumhuriyet’in 70. Yılı
  • 1993 Pyotr İliç Çaykovskiy 100. Ölüm Yılı
  • 1994 GAP – Güneydoğu Anadolu Projesi
  • 1995 25.000 Lira tedavül
  • 1995 25.000 Lira “Dünya Hoşgörü Yılı”
  • 1995 Piri Reis (Gemiler ve Kaşifler Serisi No: 1) (gümüş ve altın iki hatıra para)
  • 1995 FAO 50. Yıl
  • 1996 Yaz Olimpiyatları – Atlanta, ABD
  • 1996 Nasreddin Hoca – UNESCO Dünya Kahkaha Yılı (*3)
  • 1996 Gümrük Birliği – Customs Union
  • 1996 ECU
  • 1997 Piri Reis (Gemiler ve Kaşifler Serisi No: 2) (1995’teki desen ile aynı ancak daha ufak bir altın para)
  • 1997 Çin Seddi ve Toprak Asker Ordusu (İpek Yolu Serisi No: 1)
  • 1997 Mehmet Akif Ersoy 60. Ölüm Yılı
  • 1997 Hezarfen Ahmet Çelebi – 1st World Air Games (Dünya Hava Oyunları,750.000 ve 1.500.000 Liralık iki gümüş *3)
  • 1997 Barbaros Hayreddin Paşa Kaptan-ı Derya (Gemiler ve Kaşifler Serisi No: 3)
  • 1997 Lidya Krallığı Kroisos
  • 1997 Myra’lı Aziz Noel Baba € EURO
  • 1998 Dünya Futbol Şampiyonası – Fransa
  • 1998 Cumhuriyet’in 75. Yılı – Cumhuriyet ve Devrimler (Çağdaş Giyim Kuşam, Şapka Devrimi)
  • 1998 Yaz Olimpiyatları 2000 – Halter
  • 1999 Dünyada İlk Para Lidya (altın para 1997 tarihlidir)
  • 1999 Uygur Bölgesi (İpek Yolu Serisi No: 2)
  • 1999 Osmanlı İmparatorluğu’nun Kuruluşunun 700. yılı – Osman Gazi
  • 2000 Bill Clinton’un Ziyareti (gümüş ve bimetal)
  • 2001 Darphane’nin Kuruluşu 1467 Madalyonu
  • 2001 Türkiye’nin Kuşları – Saz Horozu (Porphyrio Porphyrio)
  • 2001 Türkiye’nin Kuşları – Yeşil Arıkuşu (Merops Superciliosus)
  • 2002 Türkiye’nin Çiçekleri – Benekli Yılanyastığı (Arum Maculatum)
  • 2002 Türkiye’nin Çiçekleri – Safran (Crocus Sativus)
  • 2002 Türkiye’nin Çiçekleri – Domuztopalağı (Cyclamen Trochopteranthum)
  • 2002 Yunus Emre “Adımız miskindir bizim, Düşmanımız kindir bizim”
  • 2003 Olimpic Games 2000 – Güreş (altın para 2000 tarihlidir)
  • 2004 İsmet İnönü (Binyılın Türkleri Serisi)
  • 2004 Kanuni Sultan Süleyman (Binyılın Türkleri Serisi)
  • 2005 Çöl Varanı (Türkiye’nin Hayvanları)
  • 2008 İpek Yolu – Kırgızistan (1999 Uygur Bölgesi parasında kullanılan yazı yüzü, *4)
  • 2008 İpek Yolu – Özbekistan (1999 Uygur Bölgesi parasında kullanılan yazı yüzü, *4)
  • 2012 İpek Yolu – Türkmenistan (1999 Uygur Bölgesi parasında kullanılan yazı yüzü, *4)
  • 2013 İpek Yolu – İran (1999 Uygur Bölgesi parasında kullanılan yazı yüzü, *4)
  • 2014 İpek Yolu – Kayseri (1999 Uygur Bölgesi parasında kullanılan yazı yüzü, *4)

Medallions:

  • 1988 Türk Nümismatik Derneği “İsmail Galip Bey” Madalyonu
  • 1999 Türk Nümismatik Derneği “Cüneyt Ölçer” Madalyonu
  • 2001 Darphane’nin Kuruluşu 1467 Madalyonu

[1] Paraların deseni Etem Çalışkan‘a, rölyef ve kalıp uygulaması Hakkı Baha Çavuşgil’e aittir (*27, Sf. 51).

[2] Paranın Atatürk portreli tura tarafı Suat Özyönüm eseridir (*27, Sf. 68).

[3] Paraların deseni Turhan Selçuk‘a, rölyef ve kalıp uygulaması Hakkı Baha Çavuşgil’e aittir (*27, Sf. 153 & 165).

[4] Paraların tura yüzü Tekin Gülbasar‘a aittir.

ilave okuma: https://www.idildergisi.com/makale/pdf/1548617739.pdf

COSKUN

Turgut Salih Coşkun
COSKUN

Born in 1950, the artist studied thatre in the Conservatory of Istanbul. Performed within Chamber Theater of Bursa, Community Centre Stage, Communal Education Theatre and Net Theater. COSKUN also opened art exhibitions in 1967 and 1970. He started working for the Turkish State Mint in 1979.

 

 

 

 

He designed the FAO commemorative coins of 1980 which bear fishermen pulling their net, superimposed over a Turbot fish. The motto on the 5 Kurus, two and a half liras and 5 Lira coins of this series reads “Kalkınma için Balıkçılık” Fishing for development. The signature of the artist can be seen in the tail of the turbot as “T. S. Coşkun”.

 

In 1980 when the artist moved to France, Paris Mint comissioned a medal with theme of Istanbul. His handiwork was awarded with a 4.000 Francs reward.

He then studied direct metal forming techniques and  created solid bronze sculptures. He also applied his technique for producing medal moulds.

Some examples of his artwork:

The artist creates sculptures and drawings in Paris since 1980. During winter, he works on his drawings and patterns and in the summer period he makes sculptures outside Paris.

He gained fame as COSKUN and his sculptures carved out of wood brighten various pars around Paris.

Personal website of the artist: www.coskun.paris

 

(We would like to extend our gratitude to the artist for his sincere contribution to this brief article on his numismatics artwork)

Engin Akarslan

Born in 1956, the artist worked at the State Mint between 1969 and 1997. Engin Akarslan is also the creator of the obverse design with the inscription “TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ” (Turkish Republic, Republic of Türkiye) and the wreath comprised of an ear of wheat and olive branch. This obverse pattern was used on many commemorative coins struck after 1979 (*1).

He also designed following commemoratives

    • Obverse of various commemorative coins firstly 1979 International Year of the Child
    • 1985 40th anniversary of FAO
    • 1992 30th anniversary of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Türkiye
    • 1994 Centenary of the International Olympic Committee

[1] (*27, foreword describing the “front face” of a commemorative).