Anton Hám
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Anton Hám (20 April 1899 – 23 November 1965) was a Slovak
Life
Anton Hám came from the family with coin-minting and mining tradition. His father, Anton Hám Sr.,
In 1928, he married Jozefína Nemčeková from Kremnica and bought a villa located in a Kremnica's district called "Masarykova štvrť" where their son Milan was born. A big fruit orchard surrounding his house was a place where Anton Hám spent working all his leisure time.
Dedicating his life and work to the Kremnica Mint, Anton Hám became one of the most brilliant personalities building high prestige of the Mint.
Work
As a student of the
(1949).Anton Hám introduced in the Kremnica Mint enamelling of
After the Second World War, he was regarded as the top researcher and constructor specialized in automation of the striking technology, mainly in techniques of cold striking, which were positively reviewed in abroad. This technology allowed minting a medal with a record diameter of 150 mm in an incredibly short period of five days beginning with a sketch and ending with the medal. That was the biggest world medal exhibited at Salon International de la Médaille 1949, in Paris.[15] The annual report of the Kremnica Mint (2011) states that in 1948 the Mint was recognized at the world fair of medal manufacturers (FIDEM) in Paris for its medal with a diameter of 150 mm, which remained unsurpassed until the early 21st century.[16]
Coins of the Slovak Republic (1939–45)
Anton Hám co-authored the all coins produced in Slovak Republic (1939–45). Detailed information on these coins can be found in 2012 Standard Catalog of World Coins [17] and the other cited literature.[18][19]
- Coin of 5 Slovak haliers (1942)
- Coin of 10 Slovak haliers (1939, 1942)
- Coin of 20 Slovak haliers Cu (1940 – 42)
- Coin of 20 Slovak haliers Al (1942 – 43)
- Coin of 50 Slovak haliers Cu (1940 – 41)
- Coin of 50 Slovak haliers Al (1943 – 44)
- Coin of 1 Slovak koruna (1940 – 42, 44, 45)
- Coin of 5 Slovak korunas (1939)
- Coin of 20 Slovak korunas (1939)
- Coin of 50 Slovak korunas (1939)
References
- Národní muzeumv Praze, 2008
- ^ Almanach Akademie výtvarných umění v Praze. K 180. výročí založení (1799–1979), s. 104.
- ^ Vápenka Ivan:"Tvůrci československých platidel", Česká numismatická společnost, pobočka Hradec Králové, 1980
- ^ ČESKOSLOVENSKÝ DUKÁT - ČÍSLOVANÝ 1 AŽ 1000, zlate-mince.cz
- ^ Vápenka Ivan:"Tvůrci československých platidel", Česká numismatická společnost, pobočka Hradec Králové, 1980
- ^ Vápenka Ivan:"Tvůrci československých platidel", Česká numismatická společnost, pobočka Hradec Králové, 1980
- ^ Múzeum Kremnica, Expozícia líce a rub peňazí, Medaila Kremnica so sádrovým modelom
- ^ Mint Kremnica, Medal "Dolná brána" by Anton Hám
- ^ Mint Kremnica: "Annual report", p.14, 2013, Anton Hám: Medal Oživenie kremnického baníctva
- ^ Cuhaj George S., Michael Thomas: "2012 Standard Catalog of World Coin", Krause Publications FW Media, USA, p. 1935
- ^ Coin 1-zloty, allnumis.com
- ^ Coin 50-groszy, coinz.eu
- ^ Coin 20-groszy (Groschen), coinz.eu
- ^ Medailér a rytec Anton Hám a mincovňa v Kremnici / Author of medals and engraver Anton Hám and the mint of Kremnica Archived 2014-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, Numismatické listy 63 (1): 22-29, Národní muzeum v Praze, 2008
- Národní muzeumv Praze, 2008
- ^ Mint Kremnica: "Annual report", p.13, 2011 Archived 2015-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cuhaj George S., Michael Thomas: "2012 Standard Catalog of World Coins", Krause Publications FW Media, USA, p. 1935
- ^ Wikimedia Commons, Category: Anton Hám
- ^ Medailér a rytec Anton Hám a mincovňa v Kremnici / Author of medals and engraver Anton Hám and the mint of Kremnica Archived 2014-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, Numismatické listy 63 (1): 22-29, Národní muzeum v Praze, 2008