![]() Surrounding the effigy are the name of the monarch, denomination, issuing country, and year of issue. The reverse of each features a miniature effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley that appears on all Cook Islands coins. The 20 designs of lost states for this series will also appear on $1, one-ounce silver, high-relief Proof coins that use Coin Invest Trust’s Smartminting technology that creates lifelike detail. ![]() Trinklein (Quirk Books, 2010) - a 160-page examination of the more than 100 proposals for states that never came to pass. They will be issued as a set of quarter dollars sold along with a copy of the book, Lost States: True Stories of Texlahoma, Transylvania, and Other States That Never Made It by Michael J. Mint’s state and territory quarter series that ran from 1998 to 2009.įour new designs are being issued this year with another 16 coming from 2021 to 2024 at the rate of four per year. ![]() This new series is designed to complement the U.S. Others are extra-legal, unrecognized territories that tried to become states but did not succeed. ![]() Some are areas that tried to secede from the Union but failed or did so but only for a brief period. It is a set of coins issued for the Cook Islands that focuses on the “Lost States” of America, which are former states that no longer exist as well as proposed states that never came to be. His most recent coin project seems like a natural fit with Joel’s lifelong interest in American history. Mint, have afforded me the opportunity to pay homage to these luminaries who have blazed a path for us all. Intergovernmental commissions in the philatelic realm, reportage paintings for the United States Air Force Art Program, and NASA, many national and private sector mints, including our own U.S. Over the course of a fortunately long career, I have had the privilege and honor of being tasked with researching and developing images that speak to history’s most compelling adventures and chapters, focusing on the notables that shaped them. Joel noted of this large collection of paintings and various images of some of his many medallic and numismatic works with an emphasis on great figures from history such as Einstein, John Glenn, and Frederick Douglass: It can be viewed online in this YouTube video: The new exhibit, which is called “Icons of Inspiration,” was organized by Martha Jasopersaud at the invitation of Joan Walton for the Atlantic Gallery in New York. Capitol building, Pentagon, NASA, and various museums, among other venues. He recently had his first solo exhibit - a tribute to the stunning works of art produced during his long career as an artist - some of which were previously exhibited at the White House, U.S. Joel’s approach to his work always involves extensive study of the subject matter he will be depicting, which frequently includes traveling to particular locations to see them in person such as the various national parks he depicted for the America the Beautiful series and designs for the state and territory quarter series. In a recent article for The Clarion, the journal of the Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists, on his presentation last year in China on “Goddesses without Borders” he noted that he sees coins and medals as “miniature ambassadors which carry the content of history and culture around the globe and therefore are very effective in creating mutual understanding, respect, and goodwill among peoples.” Joel sees himself as a narrative artist who tells important stories with imagery. His work has received many awards, including Coin of the Year awards, and he has also worked in other artistic media such as printmaking and illustrating. Mint’s Artistic Infusion Program from 2005 to 2018 and his coin designs are widely admired by collectors. Mint and many others for other world and private mints. Joel Iskowitz is a prolific portrait painter and coin, stamp, and medal designer from New York, who has designed 54 coins and medals for the U.S.
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