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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lei, post: 4293244, member: 111639&quot;]Van Berckel was first of all a medalist. His medal designs in general and his portraits on medals are on a very high artistic level. He can be compared in that respect with famous die cutters like Hedlinger, Dassier, Mauger, Donner and Krafft. Coin designs from the Holy Roman Empire were centralized from Vienna, which meant that the artistic contribution of the Chief engraver was limited. In fact, Van Berckel only made the hubs for the portraits of the rulers. There was a whole team of other employees that produced the coin dies. The coins for the Brabant revolution were for the bigger part his work however. And he also designed and executed many wonderful medals for the Austrian Netherlands and for other clients. I will post examples of some of his best work here if you like.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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