Alfred Zierler

Alfred Zierler * 1933 Himberg, Austria, is an Austrian medallist and engraver.^[1]

Life

He comes from Himberg near Vienna where he was born on 28 May 1933 . After he had finished successfully his aprenticeship in engraving he found employment at the Vienna Mint. He remained with this employer until his retirement in 1993. The steps of his career:

Mint engraver for the dies of the Austrian Mint.
Design of the post WW2 medals of the Republic of Austria.
Chief engraver of the Austrian Mint since 1984.

In !993 Alfred Zierler himself received from the Republic of Austria the medal "Goldenes Ehrenzeichen".

Work

Alfred Zierler has designed a long list of Austrian coins at the Austrian Mint:

25 Schilling 1967 – 250th Anniversary of the birth of Maria Theresia. km 2901.
100 Schilling 1977 – 500th Anniversary of the Hall Mint in Tyrol. km 3936
50 Schilling 1978 – 150th Anniversary of the death of Franz Schubert. km 2937
Alfred Zierler has designed the reverse of the 50 Schilling coin 1978 commemorating Franz Schubert

Here just the reverse.
100 Schilling 1978 – 1100th Anniversary of the city of Villach. km 2940
100 Schilling 1979 – Vienna International Centre. km 2944
500 Schilling 1981 – 100th Anniversary birth of Otto Bauer. km 2953
500 Schilling 1982 – 80th Anniversary birth of Leopold Figl. km 2959
500 Schilling 1984 – 175th Anniversary war of liberation in Tyrol. km 2966
500 Schilling 1984 – 700th Anniversary of Stift Stams in Tyrol. km 2968
500 Schilling 1985 – 40th Anniversary of the end of WW2. km 2972
500 Schilling 1987 – 150 Years Austrian Railways. km 2981
500 Schilling 1988 – 850th Anniversary of St. Georgenberg Abbey. km 2984
500 Schilling 1989 – Gustav Klimt. km 2987
20 Schilling 1991 – 200th Birthday of Franz Grillparzer. km 2995
100 Schilling 1991 – 700th Anniversary of the death of Rudolf v. Habsburg. km 3001
1000 Schilling 1991 – 200th Anniversary of the death of Mozart. km 2999
1000 Schilling 1994 – 800th Anniversary of the Vienna Mint. km 3018
1000 Schilling 1995 – Olympics. km 3028

Notes

↑ Münze Österreich – Künstlerarchiv. (German)

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