Bruce Rushin | |
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| Born | 1956 (age 69–70) |
| Education | Ravensbourne College of Art and Design |
| Known for | designs for British coins |
| Website | brucerushin |
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Bruce Rushin is an English artist, whose designs for coins include the reverse of the original British two pound coin, which went into general circulation in 1998.
Education and career
[edit]Bruce Rushin was born in February 1956.[1] He attended Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys,[citation needed] and Ravensbourne College of Art and Design.[2] He taught art at Flegg High School in Martham, Norfolk from 1990 to 2008, afterwards teaching at Stalham High School.[3][4] He paints using acrylic paint and mixed media, and produces linocuts.[2]
Coin designs
[edit]Although he had no previous experience in coin design,[5] in 1997 Rushin won the competition for the design of the British two pound coin,[6] the first coin of that value to be made of two components consisting of different alloys, and the first base metal £2 coin.[7] The design uses concentric rings to illustrate technological progress, and is inscribed with the text "Standing on the shoulders of giants", a phrase taken from a letter written in 1675 by the English scientist Isaac Newton.[6] The design includes Rushin's initials ("BR") within one of the concentric circles.[8]
The coin is included in the collections of the Science Museum Group[9] and the Royal Collection Trust.[10]
In 2012 Rushin won a second competition to design two commemorative 50 pence coins, for the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Paralympics held in London.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bruce Rushin". Find and update company information. UK Government. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Bruce Rushin Art". 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ Pim, Keiron (28 January 2009). "Paintings document teacher's French move". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "Pupils get good advice over coin design". Great Yarmouth Mercury. 1 April 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "The Medal". 1997. p. 113.
- ^ a b "£2 Coin Designs and Specifications". Royal Mint. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ Pearce 1998, p. n571.
- ^ "How to spot a fake £2 pound coin?". Leftover Currency. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants". Science Museum Group. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "Bruce Rushin (active 1997): Proof two pounds". Royal Collection Trust. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "London 2012 Olympic 50p coin designed by Norfolk man". BBC News. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
Sources
[edit]- Pearce, Nigel, ed. (1998). Britain 1999: The Official Yearbook of the United Kingdom (50th anniversary ed.). London: HMSO. p. n571. ISBN 9780116210371.