Mária Poldaufová
(30. 12. 1951)
Mária Poldaufová belongs among the most famous designers of commemorative
medals and coins in Slovakia. Thanks to many productions and
awards she is, however, also famous abroad. Her greatest successes include
winning in the International Coin Design Competition 2011 announced by
the Japanese mint. She accepted the prize in person in Tokyo. Mária is also
the author of the reverse side of the commemorative Komárno Fortress
coin which was declared the most beautiful coin of the year by the Prize
Vicenza Numizmatica institution in 2008.
She regularly takes part in FIDEM exhibitions and in exhibitions organized
by the Association of Slovak Medal Designers.
She produced her first medal in 1998 when she succeeded with her design
commemorating the poet Ján Smrek. The competition was announced by
the National Bank of Slovakia.
Her name is associated with the mint in Kremnice for which she worked for
many years. Since her childhood Mária Poldaufová loves physical activity,
and even today she enjoys skiing or cycling.
Mária Poldaufová was born in Kremnice, where she also studied at the Secondary
School of Applied Arts. It is in this town which is historically associated
with coin minting that she has her studio.
INTERVIEW
In Tokyo you personally accepted the prize for the first place in the
International Coin Design Competition 2011. What does this award mean
to you?
This event means a lot to me. It was the first time I took part in the competition
and I won, so I see it as a climax of my creative work.
Did you have any opportunity to get to know Japanese coin production?
The award ceremony was accompanied by a world exhibition of coins and medals
and I could therefore see the production from around the world and the
Japanese work, of course, represented a part of it.
Your success in Tokyo, however, was not the only one …
I also value the award for the most beautiful coin of the year. This is how a silver
collectible coin featuring the Komárno Fortress was appraised by the Prize
Vicenza Numizmatica institution. I am the author of the reverse, the obverse
was designed by Karol Ličko. I also consider the fifth place in a competition for
a medal announced by the FIDEM organization as a success.
The design production of coins and commemorative medals is closely
associated with history. Which period is closest to you, on a personal
level?
I like history a lot and I am very interested in it. When I work on some historical
theme, I want to get acquainted with it, for example by studying different
publications. I cannot say, however, that I would prefer one historical period
over another.
What qualities must a successful medal designer have? Is it only about
talent or can you achieve good results also by diligence and hard work?
You have to be endowed with a grain. But the way you start to water it so that
something can grow from it depends only on you, because by every new creation
you get experience and you move further.
Above all, a medal designer must be a remarkably hard worker and he must
have patience. To make a medal once a year, once a half-year, is not enough, it
will not take him anywhere.
The result also depends to a large extent on the psychological state of the
author because the production comes from the inside. If the artist is not prepared,
it is reflected in his design and it is apparent that something is not right.
Výročí svatby 25 mm zlato Proof 984,82 €
Výročí svatby 25 mm stříbro Proof 55,11 €
Vše nejlepší k narozeninám 50 mm stříbro Proof 286,58 €
Vše nejlepší k narozeninám 25 mm zlato Proof 984,82 €
Vše nejlepší k narozeninám 25 mm stříbro Proof 55,11 €
Venuše 50 mm stříbro Proof 286,58 €
Venuše 25 mm zlato Proof 984,82 €
Venuše 25 mm stříbro Proof 55,11 €
Štěstí - Sudičky. 71,29 €
Nad Tatrou sa blýska - 28 mm stříbro Proof 71,84 €
Nad Tatrou sa blýska - 1/2 Oz zlato Proof 1 912,14 €
Nad Tatrou sa blýska - 1 Oz zlato b.k. 3 759,58 €
Nad Tatrou sa blýska - 1 Oz stříbro Proof 287,06 €
Nad Tatrou sa blýska - 1 Oz Měď b.k. 19,93 €
Miluji Tě 50 mm stříbro Proof 286,58 €
Miluji Tě 25 mm zlato Proof 984,82 €
Miluji Tě 25 mm stříbro Proof 55,11 €
Mamince 50 mm stříbro Proof 286,58 €
Mamince 25 mm zlato Proof 984,82 €
Mamince 25 mm stříbro Proof 55,11 €
Luděk Marold - 150. výročí narození zlato b.k. 1 914,54 €
Luděk Marold - 150. výročí narození stříbro patina 85,78 €
Korunovácia Maximiliána II. - návrhy mince 100 € sada Au medailí 1 Oz Proof 7 619,81 €
Korunovácia Maximiliána II. - návrhy mince 100 € sada Ag medailí 1 Oz Proof 114,54 €
Kateřina z Ludanic - 450. výročí narození zlato b.k. 1 914,54 €
Kateřina z Ludanic - 450. výročí narození stříbro patina 85,78 €
K ukončeniu štúdia 50 mm stříbro Proof 286,58 €
K ukončeniu štúdia 25 mm zlato Proof 984,82 €
K ukončeniu štúdia 25 mm stříbro Proof 55,11 €
K ukončení studia 50 mm stříbro Proof 286,58 €
K ukončení studia 25 mm zlato Proof 984,82 €
K ukončení studia 25 mm stříbro Proof 55,11 €
Johannes Brahms - 120. výročí úmrtí zlato proof 3 783,55 €
Johannes Brahms - 120. výročí úmrtí stříbro proof 143,29 €
Chatam Sofer - návrhy mince 10 € sada Au medailí 1 Oz Proof 7 619,81 €
Chatam Sofer - návrhy mince 10 € sada Ag medailí 1 Oz Proof 114,54 €
Gustav Klimt - stříbro Proof 79,47 €
Bohumír Jaroněk - 150. výročí narození stříbro patina 85,78 €