Austrian Engravers
If you have ANY literature with any information (no matter how small that amount is) about
any Austrian Engraver (even ones not listed here); I would love a copy or a scan of that
portion. (email)


This list is alphabetical, FAR from complete, and the information presented is tentative.  The dates
after the names are the earliest and the latest dated coin, medal, plaque, plaquette, jetton or token
(not necessarily made by the Austrian National Mint) that I have seen by that person unless the
date is explained otherwise.

Most but certainly not all of the Artist, Sculptors, Engravers, or Medalists (weather Austrian or
other) that I have listed on this site, at one time or the other, have worked for the Austrian Mint or
designed one or more coins, medals or tokens for them or at least created an Austrian themed
medal.

The Austrian Mint in Vienna still mints several of their older medals and plaques that may be
encountered at auction.  There are at least 11 that I know of that are still being minted.  They are:

1.   Plaque of Beethoven by Arnold Hartig (48.50 Euro)   
2.   Medal of Joseph Haydn 40 mm by Arnold Hartig (20 Euro)
3.   Medal of Joseph Haydn 75 mm by Arnold Hartig (40 Euro)
4.   Medal of W.A. Mozart 40 mm by Arnold Hartig (20 Euro)
5.   Medal of Franz Schubert 40 mm by Arnold Hartig (20 Euro)  
6.   Plaque of Kaiserin Elisabeth (29 Euro)  
7.   Medal of Franz Joseph and Elisabeth (35 Euro)   
8.   Medal of k.u.k. Kriegsmarine Flottenvereinsmedaille (35 Euro)   
9.   Medal of Admiral Tegetthoff by Josef Tautenhayn (39 euro)   
10. Medal of Conrad von Hötzendorf by Arnold Hartig (38 Euro)   
11. Medal of Kaiser Franz Joseph (48.50 Euro)   

The mint also mints newer medals but the above could easily be mistaken as original medals.  To
the best of my knowledge, there is no way to tell the difference.  
http://www.artmedal.net  If you have an interest in International Art-Medals then this
non-commercial website is an excellent site to wander through and admire the images.  It contains
images of quite a few medals and plaques by Austrian Artist as well as examples from many other
European countries (not many from the USA).
Andexlinger - Orth

Andexlinger, Helmut 2000, 2002

Baszel, Günther (life: Kaschau May 8, 1902-Feb.5, 1973)

Bodlak, Kurt 1962, 1983  

Böhm, Joseph Daniel, (life:  Wallendorf, Spišske Vlachy,
Spiš, Slovakia (then Zips), March 15, 1794, died Vienna, Aug.
15, 1865).

Brandstetter 1906

Breithut, Peter (1925 Medal) (life: Krems 1869 - Mannheim
1930)

Bucheder 1974

Christlbauer, Josef Christian

Cizek, Rudolf (b. 1868)  He was born in Vienna and worked
under Schwartz from 1885-1891.  From 1908 he taught at
Oberleutensdorf.

Coufal-Hart, (Martha Coufal-Hartl) (life: Meran May 15, 1927-
present) Winner's medal for the 1964 and 1976 Olympic.

Fösleitner, Josef 1985

Garth, A.

Gaul, Franz, b. Vienna, June 27, 1802, d. Vienna, Nov. 18,
1874,

Gerstmayr, Prof. Hans

Glanz, Joseph, born Lviv, Ukraine (then Lemberg), Jan. 3,
1795, died Vienna, Nov. 22, 1866

Grienauer, Edwin  (life: March 7, 1893-August 21, 1964)

Gsol

Gurschner, Gustave (life:1873-1971). A sculptor and
ceramicist.  Besides medals he did many small sculptural and
decorative objects that routinely appear at auction.

Hanisch, C (Consee?) This link is to one small medal by
Hanisch

Harnisch, Johann Baptist, born Vienna, July 22, 1778, died
Vienna, April 24, 1826

Hartig, Arnold   (Hans?) (life: 1878-1982)

Hellmer, E. R. v.

Hoch, Adolf

Hoefinger, Louise (life: Edichental Oct 22, 1934-    )

Hofmann, Alfred  (life: Vienna Nov. 28, 1879- Aug. 1, 1958
Vienna) (designed a 1914 Red Cross medal depicting
General Count Franz Conrad von Hotzendorf) and a music
related medal in 1949.  Many other works as well.

Hofmann, Adolf Ludwig 1946-1950 Former Chief Engraver
of the Austrian National Mint, died in 1953.

Hofner, Otto (life: 1879-1946)  He was born in Vienna and
studied at the Vienna Kunstgewerbeschule under
Prof Stefan Schwartz.  He also taught in Vienna from 1904-
1915.

Hujer, J.

Hujer, Ludwig   (life: July 2 or 20, 1872-1968)  

Kaiser, Josef 1984 1987 1999 Designed the national side of
the Austrian Euro coins.

Kalina, Robert 1996

Kautsch, Heinrich 1859-1943. Kautsch was born in Prague
where he studied art.  He also studied in Vienna under Stefan
Schwartz and König among others. He exhibited at major
expositions of the time including Paris 1900, St Louis 1904,
Düsseldorf 1904, Liege 1905, and Brussels 1910.  He
became professor at the Imperial School of Decorative Arts in
Prague in 1882. Besides medallic works he was
commissioned to do a number of other sculptural works
including portrait busts and funeral monuments.  He
eventually settled and worked in Paris for a quarter century
beginning in 1889.  At the ANS expo of contemporary
medallic art in New York in 1910 he exhibited twenty-nine (29)
pieces.

Klarmüller, Heinz (life: May 20, 1919-2001)

Köblinger, Josef (life: Innsbruck April 6, 1912-    )  1960

Köttenstorfer, Hans  (life:1911-1995)

Kounitsky, Franz

Krippel, Heinrich, 1883-1945 Sculptor; Created the soldier-
monument in front of viennadom; He did a monument in
Ankara Turkey for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. He also did medals
and plaques.

Marschall, Rudolf Ferdinand (life: Vienna Dec. 3, 1873-
July 24, 1967)  Born in Vienna, he studied at the School of
Engraving under Stefan Schwartz, Schulmeister and Zapf and
later studied medallic art under Tautenahyn.  He became the
court medalist of the Emperor in 1903.  From 1905 he was
director of Vienna's medal school.  At the ANS expo of
contemporary medallic art in New York in 1910 he exhibited
forty-one pieces.

Neuberger, Rudolph  (life: Feb 12, 1861-Feb 20, 1916

Neudeck, A.  (This link is to one small medal by
Neudeck)

Norz, Michael (life: 1934-    )

Orth F. ?
Pawlik - Zobl

Pawlik, Franz Xaver Born in Vienna on Aug 2, 1865 and
died there from consumption on Aug 8, 1906.  He studied at
the Academy of Decorative Arts in Vienna and studied under
Tautenhayn and Schwartz.  He was an Assistant Medallist at
the Vienna Mint beginning in 1867.  He succeeded Anton
Scharff as chief engraver (first medalists) at the Vienna mint
after Scharff's death in 1903.  At the ANS expo of
contemporary medallic art in New York in 1910 he displayed a
portrait piece of his mentor, Anton Scharff.  Besides a number
of pieces with classical themes and allusions he also favored
scenes from life as well as fables and folk tales that were
popular among Austrian artists of the time.

Perl, Karl  (life: 1876-?)  

Pesendorfer, Thomas (life: 1954-    )   1982, 2003

Placht, R.

Pfeiler, W.  1976

Pichl, Wolfgang (life: Innsbruck June 7,1931-    )   
1976 Olympic Commemorative

Povolny, Michael 1947-1950

Prinz, Joseph  (life: 1876-1960)  medals, coins 1922-1942

Reiter, Christa 1993?-2002

Rinesch, Alfred

Rost, Benno 1950

Schäfer, Hans 1906

Scharff, Anton (life June 10, 1845-1903) (also designed
some medals for "The Corporation of the City of London")
Former Chief Engraver of the Austrian Mint.  Born in Vienna
and was the son of the medalist Michael Scharff.  He studied
at the Vienna Academy and from 1862 learned engraving
under David Boehm at the school attached to the Vienna Mint.
He was appointed assistant engraver at he mint in 1866 and
became engraver in 1868.  He became director of the school
of engraving in 1881 and court medallist in 1887.

Scharff, Johann Michael (1809-1855) (father to Anton)

Schmidt, Rudolf (life: Vienna April 19, 1894-March 7, 1980
Wien-Rodaun)

Schwartz, Stefan, b. Nitra, Slovakia (later re-named Neutra),
Aug. 20, 1851; d. Raab an der Thaya (Lower Austria), July
31, 1924.  (1915 Gold Corona) (10 Kronen 1912)

Schwerdtner, Johann (1834 - 1920), Medallists and
Engraver

Schwerdtner, Carl Maria  (life:1874-1916) Worked in
Vienna and was a student of his father, Johann Schwerdtner,
as well as Hellmer and Zumbusch.  He received some tuition
from Charpentier.  Originally intended to be a sculptor but he
became fascinated with medallic work after a visit to
Charpentier's studio in Paris.   At the ANS expo of
contemporary medallic art in New York in 1910 he exhibited
ten works.

Silveri, Alexander, Professor and Austrian Sculptor:  Graz
Austria 1910-1986

Six, Michael 1874-1938  Born in Weng near Braunau and
studied at the Salzburg Staatsgewerbeschule under Breitner
and Schwartz.

Stiasny, R. Franz (life: 1881-1941)

Taglang, H.

Tautenhayn, Josef Hermann, Austrian sculptor and
engraver; was born in Vienna, May 5, 1837, and died there
April 1, 1911.  He was the father of the sculptor Josef
Tautenhayn the younger.  He studied under Radnitzky and
from 1862 was an engraver of medals at the Vienna Mint.  
From 1874 he was director of the engraver's college.  After
1878 he was professor of medal engraving at the Vienna
Academy and taught there until 1905.  He produced
numerous portrait and commemorative medals, artistic works
and ornamental sculptures for the monumental buildings on
the Vienna Ringstraße (e.g. for the University, the
Kunsthistorisches Museum and Parliament).

Tautenhayn, Josef (junior) (1868-?)  (note from newspaper:
was 90 in 1958)

Thiede, Oskar (Otto?), Prof. (life Feb. 13, 1879-Nov. 22 -
1961)   He worked in Vienna and studied at the Vienna
Kunstgewerbeschule and Academy.  He designed the 1950 St
Stephans Groschen and many medals and insignia for the
Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, the 1st Austrian Republic, as
well as the 3rd Reich and the 2nd Austrian Republic.

Tiefenthaler, Fritz 1971, 1976 (born 1929-     ).

Ullmann, Robert 1938

Vock Franz

Wähner, Herbert 1984-2003 (life: Steyr 1961-    )

Waschmann, Carl  (life: 1848-1905 Vienna) Medallists and  
teacher contemporaneous with Prof. Stefan Schwartz

Weiss, Johann (life 1794-1861)

Welz, Ferdinand (Fritz)  1942, 1959 (life: Vienna April 18,
1915-Present)

Wenisch, Helga (life: May 5, 1942-    )   1972, 1979

Weinberger, Anton Rudolf (life: 1879-1936 tentative dates)

Wild ? (1955, 1957)

Zanaschka, Andreas 1997, 1999-2003

Zierler, Alfred  1994,   Alfred Zierler was the Chief Engraver
at the Austrian Mint until retirement in 1993. Final retirement
1995.

Zieta, Prof. h.c. Heinrich J.  (life:1882 -1951).

Zobl, Helmut Dieter  (life: Schwarsach St. Viet 1941-present)
Austrian Coins,
Medals & Tokens