Percy Metcalfe
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Percy Metcalfe was a British sculptor and designer best known for his coinage, medals, and stylized animal motifs used across the British Commonwealth in the early 20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British artist
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coin designer ⓘ human ⓘ medallist ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 20th century
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interwar period ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer | Royal Mint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
applied arts
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coin design ⓘ industrial design ⓘ medallic art ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| genre |
animal sculpture
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numismatic art ⓘ relief sculpture ⓘ |
| hasCreated |
commemorative medals
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portrait medallions ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
later Commonwealth coin designers
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modern animal motif coinage ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | engraver ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
Royal Mint Museum
NERFINISHED
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national numismatic collections in the British Commonwealth ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Art Deco aesthetics
NERFINISHED
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classical sculpture ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | Art Deco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
clear, bold low-relief designs suitable for mass minting
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designing coinage for countries of the British Commonwealth ⓘ designing coins featuring domestic animals such as horse, bull, salmon, and hen ⓘ designing obverse and reverse types for circulating coinage ⓘ early 20th-century coin design ⓘ integration of modernist style in official coinage ⓘ stylized animal motifs on coins ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Barnyard animal designs for Irish coinage
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George V coinage designs for several British dominions ⓘ Irish Free State coinage of 1928 NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Mint coin designs NERFINISHED ⓘ medals and commemorative plaques ⓘ |
| occupation |
coin designer
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designer ⓘ medallist ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| partOf | British Commonwealth numismatic history NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
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