Devlin, Stuart (1931 - 2018)

Born
1931
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Died
12 April 2018
Occupation
Goldsmith, Jeweller and Silversmith
Summary

Dr Stuart Devlin AO studied goldsmithing and silversmithing at the Royal Melbourne Technical College, and received his Diploma of Art (Gold and Silversmithing) in 1957 (Andrew, 2018; RMIT University, undated). Devlin won the competition to design Australia's decimal coinage, which were released into circulation in February 1966 (Andrew, 2018; Royal Australian Mint, 2016). In 1982, Devlin was appointed goldsmith and jeweller to the Queen (Royal Australian Mint, 2016).

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Sources used to compile this entry: Andrew, John, Stuart Devlin obituary, The Guardian, 28 April 2018. Also available at https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/apr/27/stuart-devlin-obituary; RMIT University, RMIT goldsmith named Australian of the Year in the UK, Alumni, Melbourne, Victoria, undated. Also available at https://web.archive.org/web/20130510125759/https://www.alumni.rmit.edu.au/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=438; Royal Australian Mint, Stuart Devlin AO, Australian Government, 4 November 2016. Also available at https://www.ramint.gov.au/stuart-devlin-ao; Royal Australian Mint, Vale Stuart Devlin AO (1931 - 2018), Australian Government, 18 April 2018. Also available at https://www.ramint.gov.au/news-media/news/vale-stuart-devlin-ao-1931-2018.

Created: 19 November 2021, Last modified: 10 December 2024