 | | From: | Susan Peters | | Subject: | British Royal Mint - new gold sovereign 2005 | | Date: | Mon, 17 Jan 2005 22:14:06 -0500 |
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 | British Royal Mint 2005 Gold Bullion Sovereign - A new design of St. George
and the Dragon by Timothy Noad, Herald Painter, Her Majesty's College of
Arms in London, appears on the reverse of the 2005 gold sovereign. This is
only the third time that the classic depiction of St. George by Benedetto
Pistrucci has been replaced.
I think this is a wonderful version - the design really has energy and
motion.
http://www.royalmint.com/shop/largephoto.asp?pcode=UKB05R
From his website.."Timothy Noad, MA, HSDAD, FSSI, FCLAS, has been working at
the College of Arms since 1986 and has undertaken many important heralidic
commissions including painting the ceiling panels for the Tudor ceiling of
the Chapel Royal at St. James's Palace." http://www.timothynoad.co.uk/
Susan
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| | From: | Darren George | | Subject: | Re: British Royal Mint - new gold sovereign 2005 | | Date: | Mon, 17 Jan 2005 20:09:52 -0700 |
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| > I think this is a wonderful version - the design really has energy and
> motion.
Very nice- too bad I can't afford gold.
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| | From: | fitzw | | Subject: | Re: British Royal Mint - new gold sovereign 2005 | | Date: | 22 Jan 2005 13:20:54 -0800 |
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| Susan Peters wrote:
> British Royal Mint 2005 Gold Bullion Sovereign - A new design of St.
George
> and the Dragon by Timothy Noad, Herald Painter, Her Majesty's College
of
> Arms in London, appears on the reverse of the 2005 gold sovereign.
This is
> only the third time that the classic depiction of St. George by
Benedetto
> Pistrucci has been replaced.
>
> I think this is a wonderful version - the design really has energy
and
> motion.
The artist also appears to have used interesting artistic license: the
dexter arm wields the sword and also bears the shield.
Fitzw
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| | From: | Susan Peters | | Subject: | Re: British Royal Mint - new gold sovereign 2005 | | Date: | Sat, 22 Jan 2005 18:21:37 -0500 |
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| hmm....do you think it's not possible that he's holding the shield forward
with the sinister arm? I also wondered about the perspective of the sword
being held behind his head.
...still, just thinking that everything in the design encircles the cross on
the shield making it the center and focal point (I like that..)..and if the
dexter arm raised the sword back like in the configuration of many
equestrian seals, I'm not sure he could get the same close-up view which
clearly shows St.George's expression through the raised visor (I rather like
that too..)
Susan
"fitzw" wrote in message
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> Susan Peters wrote:
> > British Royal Mint 2005 Gold Bullion Sovereign - A new design of St.
> George
> > and the Dragon by Timothy Noad, Herald Painter, Her Majesty's College
> of
> > Arms in London, appears on the reverse of the 2005 gold sovereign.
> This is
> > only the third time that the classic depiction of St. George by
> Benedetto
> > Pistrucci has been replaced.
> >
> > I think this is a wonderful version - the design really has energy
> and
> > motion.
>
> The artist also appears to have used interesting artistic license: the
> dexter arm wields the sword and also bears the shield.
>
> Fitzw
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