Stanley Witten is a Canadian artist and engraver. Witten has received national recognition in Canada for his coin designs, including Big Maple Leaf in 2003, and the Terry Fox loonie in 2005.[1][2][3]
History
Stanley Witten has worked for the Royal Canadian Mint since 1990 and became Senior Engraver in 2002.[4]
In 2005, the design of Witten's Terry Fox loonie was unveiled.[5] The coin depicts the Canadian cancer research activist and athlete Terry Fox.[6] After the coin was unveiled, Witten explained to the Ottawa Citizen that "while sculpting the design, I wanted to capture Terry fighting the elements, running against the wind, towering over wind-bent trees on a lonely stretch of Canadian wilderness".[1] As a result of die polishing, some strikings of Witten's design are without grass.[7]
In 2018, Witten designed Canada's first 99.99% gold coin; following the unveiling of the design, Maclean's Magazine wrote that Witten had "slaved over the minute detailing on both sides of the coin".[8][9][10]
