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Guerrino Mattia Monassi

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Guerrino Mattia Monassi (Urbignacco di Buja, 1918 - Bergamo, 1981) was an Italian medalist and engraver. He was a pupil of Pietro Giampaoli [it] who called him to Rome in 1934 in the workshop of Torre dei Capocci. In 1963 he was appointed chief engraver at the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato. [1] [2] [3]

Among his best known works is the 1974 silver "Marconi" 500 lire piece.

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  1. ^ "Dizionario Biografico Friulano". Archived from the original on 2021-02-12. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  2. ^ "I maestri incisori bujesi".
  3. ^ "Il museo dell'arte della medaglia di Buja".