Artists
Current Artists:
Natanya van Niekerk
Curriculum vitae: Natanya van Niekerk
Grade 12 (Matriculation).
Degree in Fine Arts from the University of Pretoria.
Freelanced after her studies.
Employed as an artist for the South African Mint in June 1994.
Natanya’s other interests are wide and varied, ranging from singing, producing videos, theatre productions, reading, motorcycling, horse riding and pottery to travelling.
Lilian Guerra
Curriculum vitae: Lilian Guerra
Languages: English, Afrikaans, German, Spanish
1980: Deutsche Schule Pretoria
1992: Matric
1994: Worked in the hotel industry while deciding
what I’ll become.
1995: Technikon Pretoria
1997: National diploma in Graphic Design
1998: Spain1999: Started at the SA Mint
Lilian's other interests are wide and varied, ranging from Latin & Ballroom Dancing, Reading, Going to the movies and Travelling.
Past Artists:
Coert Steynberg
Marion Walgate
Hilda Mason
Die-Sinkers
Current Die Sinkers
M J Scheepers
Thinus Scheepers has an interest in art, music, paleontology, history and above all, Harley Davidsons.
Cecil Moses
Cecil
Moses has a great love for music. He plays drums and the guitar. He love
high-speed motorcycles and also has a keen interest in gemstones
Vincent Chipa
MD Mothobela
The following Die-Sinkers have been responsible for South Africa's coins over the years.
1892 - 1902: The ZAR period
Otto Schultz - complete ZAR series
PJ Kloppers - Veldponde
1923 - 1960: BRM period
Bertram MacKennal
Kruger Gray
Henry Paget (some sources refer to Humphrey Paget)
Mary Gillick
Coert Steynberg
Marion Walgate
Hilda Mason
Benedetto Pistrucci
1961 - 1964: 1st decimal coin series
Willie Myburg
Kruger Gray
Hilda Mason
Coert Steynberg
1965 - 1989: 2nd decimal coin Series
Tommy Sasseen
Arthur Sutherland
Bobby McFarlane
Gert Richards
Jan van Zyl
Jean Baptiste Buisset
Linda Vermeulen
Lourens de Lange
Susan Erasmus
Timothy Bell
William Lumley
Willie Myburg
1990: 3rd decimal coin series
(* Marked names are the current South Africa Mint's die-sinking team)
Arthur Sutherland, Chief Die-sinker
Aldrid Minnie
Brian Harland
Bobby McFarlane
Gert Richards
Grant Cogle
Johan Steyn
Linda Lotriet
Paul Botes
Susan Erasmus
William Lumley
*Thinus Scheepers
*Cecil Moses