Stephen Raw

contemporary · Calligrapher and designer

British calligrapher and lettering artist whose typographic approach has been used on several Royal Mint commemoratives where lettering carries the design weight. Best known among collectors for the 2020 Brexit 50p reverse — "PEACE, PROSPERITY AND FRIENDSHIP WITH ALL NATIONS" plus the date 31 January 2020 — and for hand-drawn lettering on John Lennon and Beatles-themed Royal Mint commemoratives. Raw's designs sit unusually in modern UK coinage: the lettering itself IS the design, rather than supporting an illustration.

Notable works

2020 Brexit 50p "PEACE, PROSPERITY AND FRIENDSHIP" reverse; mintage 10 million circulation.
John Lennon 80th birthday £5 (2020) Hand-drawn lettering tribute.
Various typographic commemoratives Lettering-led designs across multiple denominations.

Catalogue work

Specific catalogue attribution for Stephen Raw is being added. Their notable works listed above include all the major coins associated with this designer.

Other UK coin designers

Benedetto Pistrucci William Wyon Leonard Charles Wyon Bertram Mackennal Mary Gillick Arnold Machin Raphael Maklouf Ian Rank-Broadley Jody Clark Martin Jennings Christopher Le Brun Christopher Ironside Matthew Dent Stephen Taylor Edwina Ellis Tom Hockenhull Bruce Rushin Stephen Raw

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