Richard Martin Werner
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Born21 January 1903
Offenbach am Main, Germany
Died2 October 1949 (aged 46)
Oberursel, Germany
OccupationSculptor
Richard Martin Werner | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 January 1903 Offenbach am Main, Germany |
| Died | 2 October 1949 (aged 46) Oberursel, Germany |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
Richard Martin Werner (21 January 1903 – 2 October 1949) was a German sculptor and medalist. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]
Werner's last important work was the design of the reverse of the West-German 50 Pfennig coin. Werner modified drawings of his wife Gerda Johanna Werner, for the Trümmerfrau.[2] He never saw this popular coin in circulation, because of his early death in October 1949, just before this coin was issued for the first time by Bank deutscher Länder.
