Miroslav Hric
(27. 2. 1982)
Miroslav Hric belongs among the most known Slovak authors of minted
numismatics. A native of Žiar nad Hronom, he comes from an artistic family:
his grandfather was a metal engraver in a mint in Kremnice and his
father was also an artist.
In 2000 he successfully finished the School of Applied Arts and he enrolled
in the sculpture studio at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava.
Seven years later he successfully defended his doctoral study in the field of
drawing at the final examination. He has had fourteen solo exhibitions and
many symposia both in the Czech Republic and abroad. The experts who
have influenced his artistic development include academic sculptors Ivan
Lipták and Ján Hoffstädter.
Miroslav Hric produced commemorative coins for the Czech National Bank,
the National Bank of Slovakia, the Prague Mint and other customers. His
last works include medals commemorating the centenary of the foundation
of Czechoslovak legions. The artist believes that a design should mainly
reflect the present.
Miroslav Hric lives and works in Banská Štiavnica, in a town historically
connected with the mining of precious metals which were subsequently
used by the mint in Kremnice for minting of its famous coins.
INTERVIEW
Medal designing has got a close relationship to history.
Which period is personally closest to you?
I like to go back to the works of the masters, in particular from the high periods
of the Renaissance. I admire their skill and perfect craftsmanship, their execution
of the modelling and the mintage of coins and medals itself. Accurate
treatment of historical themes from today’s perspective represents for me also
a great challenge. I believe, however, that a design should reflect the present.
Both by its composition and by the way we approach the making of the design
and the study of the given theme.
Which professors and at which school influenced you most?
In connection with medal design I was inspired by the academic sculptor Ivan
Lipták while I was still at the secondary School of Applied Arts in Kremnice, and
later at the Academy of Fine Arts I was inspired by the academic sculptor Ján
Hoffstädter, in whose studio I was. However, the first persons to influence me
were my father, an artist, and my grandfather, who was apprenticed as a metal
engraver in the Kremnice mint.
Could you tell us about a coin or a medal which made you most happy?
As my greatest success I consider a coin of the nominal value of two euros for
the 1150th anniversary of the arrival of Cyril and Methodius to Great Moravia.
It was issued in 2013 by the National Bank of Slovakia. I was also pleased that
the Czech National Bank issued a coin of the nominal value of 5,000 Czech
crowns which belongs in the Bridges of the Czech Republic cycle.
Where do you work and live at present?
Three years ago I moved from Bratislava to Banská Štiavnica. This town is
historically associated with the mining of precious metals which were subsequently
used for minting of coins in Kremnice. The spirit of history and at the
same time the influx of young people give this town a unique, and according to
me non-recurring, and inspiring atmosphere.
ZALOŽENÍ KLÁŠTERU ZLATÁ KORUNA – návrhy mince 200 Kč - sada 3x stříbro 1 Oz Proof 10 680,00 Kč
Založení československých legií - 100. výročí stříbro patina 2 148,00 Kč
Vladislav Jagellonský - 500. výročí úmrtí zlato b.k. 47 940,00 Kč
Vladislav Jagellonský - 500. výročí úmrtí stříbro patina 2 148,00 Kč
Svatopluk - kníže Velkomoravské říše - 28 mm stříbro Proof 1 798,80 Kč
Svatopluk - kníže Velkomoravské říše - 1 Oz zlato b.k. 94 140,00 Kč
Svatopluk - kníže Velkomoravské říše - 1 Oz stříbro b.k. 5 988,00 Kč
Svatopluk - kníže Velkomoravské říše - 1 Oz Měď b.k. 499,00 Kč
Slovenský dvojkříž - jubilejní dukát 11 340,00 Kč
Sada zlatého dukátu a stříbrného odražku Karel IV. 700. výročí narození - b.k. 11 940,00 Kč
Ondráš z Janovic - 300. výročí úmrtí stříbro patina 2 148,00 Kč
Nitrianske knieža Pribina - návrhy mince 100 € sada Au medailí 1 Oz Proof 190 800,00 Kč
Nitrianske knieža Pribina - návrhy mince 100 € sada Ag medailí 1 Oz Proof 2 868,00 Kč
NEGRELLIHO VIADUKT V PRAZE – návrhy mince 5000 Kč sada tří Au medailí 1/2 Oz Proof 159 420,00 Kč
NEGRELLIHO VIADUKT V PRAZE – návrhy mince 5000 Kč sada 3x stříbro 28 mm Proof 2 868,00 Kč
NEGRELLIHO VIADUKT V PRAZE – návrhy mince 5000 Kč sada 3x stříbro 1 Oz Proof 10 788,00 Kč
Nalezisko opálov - návrhy mince 20 € sada Au medailí 1 Oz Proof 190 800,00 Kč
Nalezisko opálov - návrhy mince 20 € sada Ag medailí 1 Oz Proof 2 868,00 Kč
MOST V ŽAMPACHU – návrhy mince 5000 Kč sada tří Au medailí 1/2 Oz Proof 159 420,00 Kč
MOST V ŽAMPACHU – návrhy mince 5000 Kč sada 3x stříbro 28 mm Proof 2 868,00 Kč
MOST V ŽAMPACHU – návrhy mince 5000 Kč sada 3x stříbro 1 Oz Proof 10 788,00 Kč
Majster Pavol z Levoče - návrhy mince 10 € sada Au medailí 1 Oz Proof 190 800,00 Kč
Majster Pavol z Levoče - návrhy mince 10 € sada Ag medailí 1 Oz Proof 2 868,00 Kč
Karel IV., král a císař - 700. výročí narození zlato b.k. 47 940,00 Kč
Karel IV., král a císař - 700. výročí narození stříbro patina 2 148,00 Kč
Karel IV. - 700. výročí narození 28 mm stříbro proof 1 558,80 Kč
JOSEF BICAN – návrhy mince 200 Kč - sada 3x stříbro 34mm b.k. 4 104,00 Kč
JOSEF BICAN – návrhy mince 200 Kč - sada 3x stříbro 1 Oz Proof 10 680,00 Kč
JIŘÍ KOLÁŘ – návrhy mince 500 Kč - sada 3x stříbro 34mm b.k. 3 576,00 Kč
JIŘÍ KOLÁŘ – návrhy mince 500 Kč - sada 3x stříbro 1 Oz Proof 10 680,00 Kč
Jan Lucemburský - 720. výročí narození zlato b.k. 47 940,00 Kč
Jan Lucemburský - 720. výročí narození stříbro patina 2 148,00 Kč
Chatam Sofer - návrhy mince 10 € sada Au medailí 1 Oz Proof 190 800,00 Kč
Chatam Sofer - návrhy mince 10 € sada Ag medailí 1 Oz Proof 2 868,00 Kč
František Josef I. - 100. výročí úmrtí stříbro patina 2 148,00 Kč
Antonín Balšánek - 150. výročí narození stříbro patina 2 148,00 Kč
2018 Sedembolestná Panna Mária Au 11 388,00 Kč
2018 Sedembolestná Panna Mária Ag 1 308,00 Kč
20. VÝROČÍ ZALOŽENÍ ČNB A VZNIK ČESKÉ MĚNY – návrhy mince 200 Kč - sada 3x stříbro 34mm b.k. 4 104,00 Kč
20. VÝROČÍ ZALOŽENÍ ČNB A VZNIK ČESKÉ MĚNY – návrhy mince 200 Kč - sada 3x stříbro 1 Oz Proof 10 680,00 Kč