Thomas Shingles
Thomas Shingles (3 April 1903 – 31 May 1984) was the Master Engraver of the Royal Canadian Mint from 1943 until his retirement in 1965; he first began work at the Mint in 1939. He was born in Birmingham, England. Shingles was responsible for several of the images on Canadian coinage, including the Second World War V-variant nickel, which he designed in 1943 at the behest of Mint staff; although most coin designs are done at full size and then reduced via a pantograph, Shingles chose to produce this design in miniature.
Thomas Shingles
- Born
- 1903
- Died
- 1984
- Nationality
- Canada
- Occupation
- designer · medalist
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Thomas Shingles (3 April 1903 – 31 May 1984) was the Master Engraver of the Royal Canadian Mint from 1943 until his retirement in 1965; he first began work at the Mint in 1939. He was born in Birmingham, England. Shingles was responsible for several of the images on Canadian coinage, including the Second World War V-variant nickel, which he designed in 1943 at the behest of Mint staff; although most coin designs are done at full size and then reduced via a pantograph, Shingles chose to produce this design in miniature.
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He also designed the majority of Canadian commemorative coinage during his tenure as Master Engraver. Shingles retired from the Mint in 1965, but continued to work as a freelance artist. In 1970, he entered a contest to design the 1971 Canadian dollar coin and took first prize, being awarded $3,500.
There are two collections of Thomas Shingles's work at Library and Archives Canada. The Thomas Shingles Collection (archival reference number 1974-023 MED) contains 150 medals and 85 artifacts; the Ronald Greene collection (archival reference number R16845) contains 10 original drawings for medals for the Royal Canadian Mint. The material dates from 1800 to 1970.
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