5-466: Schlag is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: Felix Schlag (1891–1974), United States currency designer Pierre Schlag (born 1954), American legal writer See also [ edit ] Schlag bei Thalberg , a municipality in the district of Hartberg in Styria, Austria [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
10-603: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Felix Schlag Felix Oscar Schlag (September 4, 1891 – March 9, 1974) was a German born American sculptor who was the designer of the United States five cent coin in use from 1938 to 2004. He was born to Karl and Teresa Schlag in Frankfurt , Germany where as a young man, he served in the German army of World War I . Schlag studied sculpture at
15-1041: The Academy of Fine Arts, Munich . He moved to the United States in 1929. On April 21, 1938, Schlag's design for the Jefferson nickel was selected by Nellie Tayloe Ross , Director of the United States Mint . Schlag won $ 1,000 for his winning design of the coin; he had been an award-winning artist in Europe. His prize money was spent on his wife's funeral. In the 1930s, Felix won several sculptural commissions and art prizes including some New Deal commissions to produce work at several post offices, including ones in White Hall, Illinois and schools in Champaign, Illinois and Bloom Township. Schlag accepted
20-511: The surname Schlag . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. José Schlaggot (1912-1956), United States agricultural farmer Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schlag&oldid=1259882328 " Categories : Surnames German-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
25-565: The offer of the American government to place his initials, FS, on the nickel beginning in 1966. The designer relocated to Owosso, Michigan , where he died and is buried. He and his wife Anna, whom he married in 1920, had three children: Feliza (1920), Leo (1921), and Hilda (1929). A memorial was placed by the Michigan State Numismatic Society on September 14, 2008. This article about an American sculptor
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