Benedetto Pistrucci (1783-1855) was a talented engraver of gemstones, cameos, coins and medals. 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
Born in Italy, he moved to London in 1815 and was employed at the Royal Mint as an engraver, where his most famous work is his portrayal of St. George & the Dragon used on British gold sovereigns and crowns from 1817 to the present day. He also engraved the dies for many other coins, medals, and medallions, including the Waterloo Medal, which took him over thirty years to complete. St. ... 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Royal Mint is the name of the body permitted to make (mint) coins in the United Kingdom. ... Saint George versus the dragon St. ... A gold sovereign is a British gold coin, first issued in 1489 for Henry VII, generally with a value of twenty shillings or one pound. ... Crown reverse, 1953 and 1960. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1¢ euro coin A coin is usually a piece of hard material, generally metal and usually in the shape of a disc, which is used as a form of money. ...
He refused to copy the work of any other artist or engraver, and insisted that all his work was his own original work. Because of his Italian origin, he was not officially recognised as the chief engraver at the Royal Mint, and there were rivalries with other engravers including the Wyon family.
Pistrucci is buried in Virginia Water, Surrey, England.
BenedettoPistrucci[?] was employed as a designer and engraver at the mint, and unfortunately for the farthing it was his job to engrave the designs for the new coinage, and he produced a spectacularly ugly portrait of the king, with a bulging face and neck.
Pistrucci was downgraded for refusing to copy another artist's work, and William Wyon was given the task of producing a better farthing, with the more flattering "bare head" type of 1826; however Wyon did not discard all Pistrucci's ideas, the date still appeared on the obverse, and Britannia still faced right on the reverse.
The George IV farthing was produced in two types, between 1821 and 1823, 1825, and 1826 it weighed 4.5 - 4.8 grams, with a diameter of 22 millimetres, and from 1826-1830 it weighed 4.6 - 4.9 grams with a diameter of 22 millimetres.
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