Harald Salomon
Illustration — 1962 Danish Foreign Aid Medal. Harald Salomon (8 May 1900 10 September 1990) was a Norwegian-Danish sculptor and medallist. He was chief medallist at the Royal Danish Mint from 1933 to 1968.
Harald Salomon
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- Born
- 1900 · Oslo.
- Died
- 1990
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Occupation
- sculptor · medalist
- Education
- Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
- Teachers
- Anders Bundgaard · Gunnar Jensen · Viggo Brandt · Carl Vilhelm Aagaard
- Honours
- Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog · Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
- Languages
- Danish
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Illustration — 1962 Danish Foreign Aid Medal. Harald Salomon (8 May 1900 10 September 1990) was a Norwegian-Danish sculptor and medallist. He was chief medallist at the Royal Danish Mint from 1933 to 1968.
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Early life and education
Early life and education
Harald Salomon studied at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Training under Anders Bundgaard, Gunnar Jensen and Viggo Brandt is recorded. The recorded working language is Danish. Employment is recorded with Royal Mint of Denmark and Rörstrand. Work by Harald Salomon is recorded in the collections of National Museum Paleis het Loo, Danish Jewish Museum, Tønder Art Museum and Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog and Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog.
Salomon was educated as a sculptor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts under Einar Utzon-Frank in 1922-27.
Career
Career
In 1933-68, Salomon served as Chief Medallist at the Royal Danish Mint. He created the last Danish coins issued during the reign of Christian X and all Danish coins Frederik IX. He designed a total of 222 Danish coins and medals.
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Gallery
• Illustration — Frederik IX 50 år 1949. • Illustration — Hammarskjöld Medal. • Illustration — Steno Medal.
Danish medal (reverse): King Christian X's Freedom Medal, also called "Pro Dania" from the inscription on the reverse.
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Denmark 1962 Bronze Medal Foreign Aid Program Diameter of this medallion: 38 mm. It has been sold by Danish banks in support of the Danish Development Aid Program. Hammarskjöld, Dag, 1905 Jönköping Sweden - 1961 near Ndola, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), Africa Head r. above a laurel branch, around: "DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD · 1905 - 1961" / Migrating Scandinavian geese flying l. in V- formation. 3 lines
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