Erich Ott (born 3 December 1944 in
Oberammergau, Germany) is a German sculptor, engraver, and designer.
He is best known for his design of numerous German commemorative coins and designed
*the German
Deutsche Mark
The Deutsche Mark (; English: ''German mark''), abbreviated "DM" or "D-Mark" (), was the official currency of West Germany from 1948 until 1990 and later the unified Germany from 1990 until the adoption of the euro in 2002. In English, it was ...
coins
**in 1977, the 5 DM coin, commemorating the 200th anniversary of
Carl Friedrich Gauss
Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (; german: Gauß ; la, Carolus Fridericus Gauss; 30 April 177723 February 1855) was a German mathematician and physicist who made significant contributions to many fields in mathematics and science. Sometimes refer ...
.
**in 1981, the 5 DM coin, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the death of
Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein.
**in 1985, the 5 DM coin, commemorating the 150th anniversary of first railroad in Germany.
**in 1990, the back of the commemorative 2 Deutsche Mark coin dedicated to
Franz-Josef Strauß
Franz Josef Strauss ( ; 6 September 1915 – 3 October 1988) was a German politician. He was the long-time chairman of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) from 1961 until 1988, member of the federal cabinet in different positions between ...
, which was issued from 1990 to 2001 with more than 140 million examples.
**in 1991, the 10 DM coin, commemorating the 200th anniversary of the
Brandenburg Gate.
**in 1993, the 10 DM coin, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of
Potsdam
Potsdam () is the capital and, with around 183,000 inhabitants, largest city of the German state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream o ...
.
**in 2000, the 10 DM coin, commemorating the 1,200th anniversary of the
Dome in
Aachen.
*German
commemorative Euro coins
**in 2004, the back of the 10 euro coin to commemorate the
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host th ...
in Germany.
**in 2004, the 10 euro coin to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of the poet
Eduard Mörike
Eduard Friedrich Mörike (8 September 18044 June 1875) was a German Lutheran pastor who was also a Romantic poet and writer of novellas and novels. Many of his poems were set to music and became established folk songs, while others were used by ...
**in 2005, the reverse of the 100 euro note in gold for the occasion of the
FIFA Football World Cup 2006 in Germany.
**in 2012, the
Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...
2 euro coin in the series "Bundesländer" featuring
Schloss Neuschwanstein
Neuschwanstein Castle (german: Schloss Neuschwanstein, , Southern Bavarian: ''Schloss Neischwanstoa'') is a 19th-century historicist palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria, Germany. The p ...
References
External links
Ott's website
1944 births
People from Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district)
German engravers
Living people
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